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 user’s 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 | 2.6.1 |
Rxvt | Rxvt | 2.6.2 | 2.6.2 |
Rxvt | Rxvt | 2.6.3 | 2.6.3 |
Rxvt | Rxvt | 2.6.4 | 2.6.4 |
Rxvt | Rxvt | 2.7.5 | 2.7.5 |
Rxvt | Rxvt | 2.7.6 | 2.7.6 |
Rxvt | Rxvt | 2.7.7 | 2.7.7 |
Rxvt | Rxvt | 2.7.8 | 2.7.8 |
Rxvt | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
Rxvt | Ubuntu | devel | * |
Rxvt | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
Rxvt | Ubuntu | feisty | * |