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GLSA-200708-07 : Xfce Terminal: Remote arbitrary code execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 25872

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-200708-07 (Xfce Terminal: Remote arbitrary code execution)

 Lasse Karkkainen discovered that the function terminal_helper_execute() in file terminal-helper.c does not properly escape the URIs before processing.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted link, possibly leading to the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Xfce Terminal. Note that the exploit code depends on the browser used to open the crafted link.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Xfce Terminal users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-terms/terminal-0.2.6_p25931'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200708-07

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 25872

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200708-07.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 8/13/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3770

GLSA: 200708-07