Vulnerability in Invisible-Island Xterm
CVE-2006-7236
The default configuration of xterm on Debian GNU/Linux sid and possibly Ubuntu enables the allowWindowOps resource, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code or have unspecified other impact via escape sequences.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.075 (94.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.075 · newest: 0.075 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Invisible-Island Xterm — versions _nil_
- Debian Linux
- Ubuntu Linux
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/33388 (third-party-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/703-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-7236?
- CVE-2006-7236 is a vulnerability in Invisible-Island Xterm, classified under CWE-16. Published 2009-01-02.
- Is CVE-2006-7236 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.