DEBIAN-CVE-2006-7236

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2006-7236

    Published: 2 Jan 2009Last Modified: 7 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2006-7236

    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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-7236

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: xterm

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/xterm?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -238-1

    Affected versions

    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