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CVE-2010-2713 (GCVE-0-2010-2713)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-08-05 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 02:39
VLAI
Summary
The vte_sequence_handler_window_manipulation function in vteseq.c in libvte (aka libvte9) in VTE 0.25.1 and earlier, as used in gnome-terminal, does not properly handle escape sequences, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or obtain potentially sensitive information via a (1) window title or (2) icon title sequence. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2003-0070 regression.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41716 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://git.gnome.org/browse/vte/commit/?id=8b971a… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613110 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/40635 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2010-07-15 00:00
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