DEBIAN-CVE-2006-7236

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-7236
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-7236.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-7236
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2009-01-02T18:11:09Z
Modified
2026-09-12T06:47:33Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The default configuration of xterm on Debian GNU/Linux sid and possibly Ubuntu enables the allowWindowOps resource, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code or have unspecified other impact via escape sequences.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / xterm

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
238-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-7236.json"

Debian:13 / xterm

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
238-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-7236.json"

Debian:14 / xterm

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
238-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-7236.json"