The Eterm terminal emulator 0.9.1 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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eterm | Michael_jennings | 0.8.10 (including) | 0.8.10 (including) |
| Eterm | Michael_jennings | 0.9.1 (including) | 0.9.1 (including) |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=104612710031920\u0026w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-496
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11414.php
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:040
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10237
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0093.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=104612710031920\u0026w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-496
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11414.php
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:040
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10237