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  • [SECURITY] [DSA 1694-1] New xterm packages fix remote code execution

    From Florian Weimer@1:229/2 to All on Fri Jan 2 20:20:11 2009
    From: [email protected]

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    - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Security Advisory DSA-1694-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer January 02, 2009 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package : xterm
    Vulnerability : design flaw
    Problem type : local (remote)
    Debian-specific: no
    CVE Id(s) : CVE-2008-2383
    Debian Bug : 510030

    Paul Szabo discovered that xterm, a terminal emulator for the X Window
    System, places arbitrary characters into the input buffer when
    displaying certain crafted escape sequences (CVE-2008-2383).

    As an additional precaution, this security update also disables font
    changing, user-defined keys, and X property changes through escape
    sequences.

    For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in
    version 222-1etch3.

    For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

    We recommend that you upgrade your xterm package.

    Upgrade instructions
    - --------------------

    wget url
    will fetch the file for you
    dpkg -i file.deb
    will install the referenced file.

    If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
    sources.list as given below:

    apt-get update
    will update the internal database
    apt-get upgrade
    will install corrected packages

    You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
    footer to the proper configuration.


    Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch
    - -------------------------------

    Source archives:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xterm/xterm_222-1etch3.dsc
    Size/MD5 checksum: 1123 3bcc850fe7c9057e5d5d03617cc95195
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xterm/xterm_222-1etch3.diff.gz
    Size/MD5 checksum: 61664 f1e11e4f4c85db1e2ffa67c5d132d2e6
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xterm/xterm_222.orig.tar.gz
    Size/MD5 checksum: 802986 bb77882a33083632a9c6c9de004a54fb

    alpha architecture (DEC Alpha)

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xterm/xterm_222-1etch3_alpha.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 437394 2a16b16a6ed79a908987769b9b5a68d8

    amd64 architecture (AMD x86_64 (AMD64))

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xterm/xterm_222-1etch3_amd64.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 416434 46ba9b4430c313464afeaa856d02f09a

    arm architecture (ARM)

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xterm/xterm_222-1etch3_arm.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 412020 9119d878ffedf54c843ec84a98022a3d

    hppa architecture (HP PA RISC)

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xterm/xterm_222-1etch3_hppa.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 421890 9b3326921fbbd0ba014b3717b20c53fb

    i386 architecture (Intel ia32)

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xterm/xterm_222-1etch3_i386.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 403908 f54263828a01af2af86f25c1fedc7aa6

    ia64 architecture (Intel ia64)

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xterm/xterm_222-1etch3_ia64.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 509374 052861cf2a23d7a414c038d510fc7f01

    mips architecture (MIPS (Big Endian))

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xterm/xterm_222-1etch3_mips.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 428858 63615939a4de2f4e3ba0cc61adbf0e47

    mipsel architecture (MIPS (Little Endian))

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xterm/xterm_222-1etch3_mipsel.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 425604 9d18da53eea366eb2688dfe629d95e82

    powerpc architecture (PowerPC)

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xterm/xterm_222-1etch3_powerpc.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 409986 824e743d4a6a1abeb5c1fdc0a9e7d006

    s390 architecture (IBM S/390)

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xterm/xterm_222-1etch3_s390.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 422196 9b78491ef8fb34da8d5e183e91fc6c65

    sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC)

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xterm/xterm_222-1etch3_sparc.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum: 409994 e284b9163d0da06f932f8e243ccaee2b


    These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
    its next update.

    - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
    For dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main
    Mailing list: [email protected]
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