RCE in Invisible-Island Xterm
CVE-2008-2383
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.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
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: 0.049 (92.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.049 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Invisible-Island Xterm — versions _nil_
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/33419 (third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0018.html (vendor-advisory)
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00184.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0019.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/33388 (third-party-advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00072.html (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9317 (signature, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-2383?
- CVE-2008-2383 is a vulnerability in Invisible-Island Xterm, classified under Code Injection. Published 2009-01-02.
- Is CVE-2008-2383 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.