CVE-2006-7236

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    CVE-2006-7236

    Published: 2 Jan 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/33388, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=384593, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510030, https://usn.ubuntu.com/703-1/

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High