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CVE-2008-2383
January 02, 2009
CRLF injection vulnerability in xterm allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via LF (aka \n) characters surrounding a command name within a Device Control Request Status String (DECRQSS) escape sequence in a text file, a related issue to CVE-2003-0063 and CVE-2003-0071.
Related Resources (32)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0019.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510030
http://secunia.com/advisories/33418
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2008-2383
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254208-1
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1694
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33388
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00072.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R3E2Q6NPKT7V4VKZMSFF4ARLRVYOG4AU/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9317
http://secunia.com/advisories/33820
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33060
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R3E2Q6NPKT7V4VKZMSFF4ARLRVYOG4AU/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47655
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2383
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VOOVZTIABA4MIFUGTAVYWO6QXSUXSST4/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/703-1/
http://secunia.com/advisories/33318
http://secunia.com/advisories/33397
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021522
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VOOVZTIABA4MIFUGTAVYWO6QXSUXSST4/
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33419
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0018.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00184.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
9.3
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-94
EPSS
Base Score:
1.72