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)
EPSS: 0.049 (91.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Invisible-island Xterm — versions _nil_
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (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.