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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2925-1                   security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
May 08, 2014                           http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : rxvt-unicode
CVE ID         : CVE-2014-3121
Debian Bug     : 746593

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/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-2925-1: rxvt-unicode security update

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

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/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Package : rxvt-unicode
CVE ID : CVE-2014-3121
Debian Bug : 746593

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