Code Injection in xterm - CVE-2008-2383
Published: August 21, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79804
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-2383
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when parsing a text file. A local user can execute arbitrary commands on the system.
Affected software
xterm
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
kitty
x11-terms/xterm
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
kitty
x11-terms/xterm
How to mitigate CVE-2008-2383
Install updates from vendor's website.
kitty - addressed in versions 0.26.5-6.el9, 0.26.5-6.fc37, 0.29.1-1.fc38
x11-terms/xterm - update to 239
x11-terms/xterm - update to 239
External References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510030
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33318
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00184.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33419
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00072.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0018.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33418
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33397
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33060
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33820
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33388
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254208-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0019.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021522
- 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://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VOOVZTIABA4MIFUGTAVYWO6QXSUXSST4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R3E2Q6NPKT7V4VKZMSFF4ARLRVYOG4AU/