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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-07.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-07.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d3fe6ab7 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-07.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200708-07"> + <title>Xfce Terminal: Remote arbitrary code execution</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability has been discovered in the Xfce Terminal program, allowing + for the remote execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">terminal</product> + <announced>August 11, 2007</announced> + <revised>July 12, 2008: 02</revised> + <bug>184886</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="x11-terms/terminal" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.2.6_p25931</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.2.6_p25931</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Xfce Terminal is a console tool for the Xfce desktop environment. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Lasse Karkkainen discovered that the function terminal_helper_execute() + in file terminal-helper.c does not properly escape the URIs before + processing. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted link, + possibly leading to the remote execution of arbitrary code with the + privileges of the user running Xfce Terminal. Note that the exploit + code depends on the browser used to open the crafted link. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Xfce Terminal users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-terms/terminal-0.2.6_p25931"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3770">CVE-2007-3770</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:40:26 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:40:36 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:48:45 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |