Vulnerability CVE-2008-2383
Published: 2009-01-02   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

Type:

CWE-94

 (Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Invisible-island -> Xterm 

 References:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510030
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254208-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1694
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0018.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0019.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33060
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021522
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47655
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9317
https://usn.ubuntu.com/703-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00072.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00184.html
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