Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 2, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2006-7236

Description

The default configuration of xterm on Debian GNU/Linux sid and possibly Ubuntu enables the allowWindowOps resource, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code or have unspecified other impact via escape sequences.

Affected products

Invisible Island/Xterm
cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:xterm:_nil_:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
secunia.com/advisories/33388nvd
usn.ubuntu.com/703-1/nvd

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