DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2383

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2383
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2383.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2383
Upstream
Published
2009-01-02T18:11:09.483Z
Modified
2025-11-14T03:01:15.168176Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / xterm

Package

Name
xterm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xterm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
238-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:12 / xterm

Package

Name
xterm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xterm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
238-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:13 / xterm

Package

Name
xterm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xterm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
238-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:14 / xterm

Package

Name
xterm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/xterm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
238-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}