HIGH
The terminal_helper_execute function in terminal/terminal.c in Xfce Terminal 0.2.6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a crafted link, as demonstrated using the "Open Link" functionality
Published Jul 15, 2007
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.24%
Description
The terminal_helper_execute function in terminal/terminal.c in Xfce Terminal 0.2.6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a crafted link, as demonstrated using the "Open Link" functionality.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.2.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.24% 0.02239
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02239
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 | 2.24% (0.02239) | 82.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.24% (0.02239) | 80.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.70% (0.00701) | 70.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.61% (0.02609) | 90.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.26% (0.01259) | 86.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 2.01% (0.02009) | 88.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 0.88% (0.00881) | 82.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 0.90% (0.00898) | 82.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 3, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00805) | 81.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2023 | 0.77% (0.00765) | 79.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 9, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00611) | 76.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 4, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00582) | 75.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00570) | 74.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00527) | 73.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=184886 x_refsource_MISC
- http://osvdb.org/38082 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26037 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26392 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26418 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27374 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-07.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1393 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24889 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-497-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35379 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=184886 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://osvdb.org/38082 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26037 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26392 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26418 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27374 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-07.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1393 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24889 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-497-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35379 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 15, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 15, 2007
Link CVE-2007-3770
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a