| Name | CVE-2006-7236 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DTSA-182-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 510030 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| xterm (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 312-2+deb8u4 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 327-2+deb9u3 | fixed |
| buster | 344-1+deb10u2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 366-1+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 379-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 395-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[etch] - xterm <not-affected> (allowWindowOps disabled in configuration)
Somewhat mitigated by a filter for control characters in
post-etch versions.