CVE-2008-2383

N/A Unknown
Published: January 02, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

CRLF injection vulnerability in xterm allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via LF (aka \n) characters surrounding a command name within a Device Control Request Status String (DECRQSS) escape sequence in a text file, a related issue to CVE-2003-0063 and CVE-2003-0071.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510030
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33318
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33388
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33397
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33418
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33419
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33820
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254208-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1694
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0018.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0019.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33060
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021522
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47655
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R3E2Q6NPKT7V4VKZMSFF4ARLRVYOG4AU/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VOOVZTIABA4MIFUGTAVYWO6QXSUXSST4/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9317
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/703-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00072.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00184.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510030
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33318
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33388
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33397
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33418
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33419
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33820
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254208-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1694
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0018.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0019.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33060
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021522
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47655
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R3E2Q6NPKT7V4VKZMSFF4ARLRVYOG4AU/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VOOVZTIABA4MIFUGTAVYWO6QXSUXSST4/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9317
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/703-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00072.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00184.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

56 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.7%
82th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

Affected Vendors

invisible-island

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