# CVE-2008-2383: CRLF injection vulnerability in xterm allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via LF (aka \\n) characters surrounding a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-01-02 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/33419
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0018.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254208-1
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00184.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0019.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33388
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00072.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9317
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33418
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1694
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33318
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47655
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33397
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33060
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/703-1/
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510030
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33820

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