CVE-2008-2383

Publication date 2 January 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

CRLF injection vulnerability in xterm allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via LF (aka \n) characters surrounding a command name within a Device Control Request Status String (DECRQSS) escape sequence in a text file, a related issue to CVE-2003-0063 and CVE-2003-0071.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-703-1
    • xterm vulnerabilities
    • 6 January 2009

Other references