The rxvt terminal emulator 2.7.8 and earlier allows attackers to modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the users terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rxvt | Rxvt | 2.6.1 (including) | 2.6.1 (including) |
| Rxvt | Rxvt | 2.6.2 (including) | 2.6.2 (including) |
| Rxvt | Rxvt | 2.6.3 (including) | 2.6.3 (including) |
| Rxvt | Rxvt | 2.6.4 (including) | 2.6.4 (including) |
| Rxvt | Rxvt | 2.7.5 (including) | 2.7.5 (including) |
| Rxvt | Rxvt | 2.7.6 (including) | 2.7.6 (including) |
| Rxvt | Rxvt | 2.7.7 (including) | 2.7.7 (including) |
| Rxvt | Rxvt | 2.7.8 (including) | 2.7.8 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Rxvt | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Rxvt | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Rxvt | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Rxvt | Ubuntu | feisty | * |