Vulnerability   
Search   
    Search 324607 CVE descriptions
and 145615 test descriptions,
access 10,000+ cross references.
Tests   CVE   All  

Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840094
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-497-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'xfce4-terminal' package(s) announced via the USN-497-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'xfce4-terminal' package(s) announced via the USN-497-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Lasse Karkkainen discovered that the Xfce Terminal did not correctly
escape shell meta-characters during 'Open Link' actions. If a remote
attacker tricked a user into opening a specially crafted URI, they could
execute arbitrary commands with the user's privileges.

Affected Software/OS:
'xfce4-terminal' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 6.10, Ubuntu 7.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-3770
BugTraq ID: 24889
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24889
Debian Security Information: DSA-1393 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1393
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-07.xml
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=184886
http://osvdb.org/38082
http://secunia.com/advisories/26037
http://secunia.com/advisories/26392
http://secunia.com/advisories/26418
http://secunia.com/advisories/27374
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-497-1
XForce ISS Database: xfce-terminalhelper-command-execution(35379)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35379
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

This is only one of 145615 vulnerability tests in our test suite. Find out more about running a complete security audit.

To run a free test of this vulnerability against your system, register below.




© 1998-2025 E-Soft Inc. All rights reserved.