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Ubuntu Update for xfce4-terminal vulnerability USN-497-1
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Ubuntu Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-497-1
Insight
Insight
Lasse Kä rkkä inen 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
Affected Software
xfce4-terminal vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS , Ubuntu 6.10 , Ubuntu 7.04
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.