Debian 9.15-2: DSA-2925-1 Critical: rxvt-unicode Command Risk
debian
May 8, 2014
Phillip Hallam-Baker discovered that window property values could be queried in rxvt-unicode, resulting in the potential execution of arbitrary commands
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Summary
Phillip Hallam-Baker discovered that window property values could be
queried in rxvt-unicode, resulting in the potential execution of
arbitrary commands.
For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 9.07-2+deb6u1.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 9.15-2+deb7u1.
For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 9.20-1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 9.20-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your rxvt-unicode packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: rxvt-unicode
CVE ID: CVE-2014-3121
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