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GLSA-201708-07 : evilvte: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

medium Nessus Plugin ID 102619

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201708-07 (evilvte: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 Steve Kemp of Debian identified a flaw in evilvte which does not properly validate hypertext links. Please review the Debian bug report referenced below.
 Impact :

 Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to click a hyperlink in their terminal.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

Gentoo Security recommends that users unmerge evilvte:
 # emerge --unmerge 'x11-terms/evilvte'

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=854585

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-07

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 102619

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201708-07.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Published: 8/21/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:evilvte, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 8/21/2017

Reference Information

GLSA: 201708-07