Title : Debian Security Update Fixes Xterm Command Execution Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2009-0031 CVE ID : CVE-2008-2383
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2009-01-07
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by an error in Xterm. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2009-0002
Debian GNU/Linux etch - Upgrade to xterm version 222-1etch4
Debian GNU/Linux sid - Upgrade to xterm version 235-2
Debian GNU/Linux lenny - Upgrade to xterm version 238-2 References
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