GLSA 200708-07: Xfce Terminal: Remote arbitrary code execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Xfce Terminal: Remote arbitrary code execution
Date:	08/11/2007
Bugs:	#184886
ID:	200708-07

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Xfce Terminal program, allowing for the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Xfce Terminal is a console tool for the Xfce desktop environment.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
x11-terms/terminal	< 0.2.6_p25931	>= 0.2.6_p25931	All supported architectures

Description

Lasse Karkkainen discovered that the function terminal_helper_execute() in file terminal-helper.c does not properly escape the URIs before processing.

Impact

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.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Xfce Terminal users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-terms/terminal-0.2.6_p25931"

References

CVE-2007-3770

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-07.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.