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
Published Jan 2, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.47%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- _nil_
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the xterm package, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5, and the version of the XFree86 (providing xterm) and hanterm-xf packages, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.47% (0.07470) | 94.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.47% (0.07470) | 93.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 13, 2026 | 9.16% (0.09164) | 92.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 7.07% (0.07068) | 91.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 11, 2025 | 5.80% (0.05796) | 90.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 4.35% (0.04353) | 88.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 6.64% (0.06644) | 90.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 7, 2025 | 4.35% (0.04353) | 88.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.92% (0.06915) | 90.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 21.64% (0.21641) | 93.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.92% (0.06915) | 90.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 70.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00295) | 68.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00295) | 64.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02167) | 80.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02167) | 78.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02167) | 57.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=384593 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510030 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33388 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7236 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7236
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/703-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7236
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=384593 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510030 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33388 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7236 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7236 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/703-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7236 |
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