CVE-2006-7236 : The default configuration of xterm on Debian GNU/Linux sid and possibly Ubuntu enables the allowWindowOps resource, whic

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.

Published 2009-01-02 18:11:09

Updated 2018-10-03 21:45:52

Source MITRE

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Vulnerability category: Execute code

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-7236

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.30%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 65 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-7236

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
9.3	HIGH	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	8.6	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

CWE ids for CVE-2006-7236

CWE-16

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2006-7236

Red Hat 2009-01-21

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the xterm package, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5, and the version of the XFree86 (providing xterm) and hanterm-xf packages, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

References for CVE-2006-7236

Products affected by CVE-2006-7236