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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="201708-07">
+  <title>evilvte: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code </title>
+  <synopsis>Improper hypertext validation might allow remote attackers to
+    execute arbitrary code.
+  </synopsis>
+  <product type="ebuild">evilvte</product>
+  <announced>2017-08-21</announced>
+  <revised>2017-08-21: 1</revised>
+  <bug>611290</bug>
+  <access>remote</access>
+  <affected>
+    <package name="x11-terms/evilvte" auto="yes" arch="*">
+      <vulnerable range="lt">0.5.1</vulnerable>
+    </package>
+  </affected>
+  <background>
+    <p>VTE based, highly customizable terminal emulator</p>
+  </background>
+  <description>
+    <p>Steve Kemp of Debian identified a flaw in evilvte which does not
+      properly validate hypertext links.  Please review the Debian bug report
+      referenced below.
+    </p>
+  </description>
+  <impact type="normal">
+    <p>Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to
+      click a hyperlink in their terminal.
+    </p>
+  </impact>
+  <workaround>
+    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
+  </workaround>
+  <resolution>
+    <p>Gentoo Security recommends that users unmerge evilvte:</p>
+    
+    <code>
+      # emerge --unmerge "x11-terms/evilvte"
+    </code>
+  </resolution>
+  <references>
+    <uri link="https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=854585">Debian
+      Bug #854585
+    </uri>
+  </references>
+  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-08-14T23:29:51Z">b-man</metadata>
+  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-08-21T01:03:58Z">b-man</metadata>
+</glsa>