9.3

CVE-2006-7236: invisible-island xterm Configuration

Modified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2006-7236
Published 02-01-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-7236 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Configuration vulnerability in invisible-island xterm. EPSS estimates a 7.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritiseweaponized exploit

Weaponized exploit (exploit-database, 29-12-2008)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.47%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DTSA-182-1

Timeline

  1. 02-01-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

7.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 7.47% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    xterm - DECRQSS Remote Command Execution

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • xterm< 238-1
Invisible-island1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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