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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 K&#228 rkk&#228 inen discovered that the Xfce Terminal did not correctly escape shell meta-characters during &quot Open Link&quot 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.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)