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1.6 KiB
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="201708-07">
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<title>evilvte: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code </title>
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<synopsis>Improper hypertext validation might allow remote attackers to
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execute arbitrary code.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">evilvte</product>
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<announced>2017-08-21</announced>
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<revised count="2">2017-08-26</revised>
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<bug>611290</bug>
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<access>remote</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="x11-terms/evilvte" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<vulnerable range="le">0.5.1</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>VTE based, highly customizable terminal emulator</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>Steve Kemp of Debian identified a flaw in evilvte which does not
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properly validate hypertext links. Please review the Debian bug report
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referenced below.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to
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click a hyperlink in their terminal.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>Gentoo Security recommends that users unmerge evilvte:</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --unmerge "x11-terms/evilvte"
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</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=854585">Debian
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Bug #854585
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</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-08-14T23:29:51Z">b-man</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-08-26T14:45:16Z">b-man</metadata>
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</glsa>
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