CVE-2010-2713 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2010-2713

The vte_sequence_handler_window_manipulation function in vteseq.c in libvte (aka libvte9) in...

Vulnerability Description

The vte_sequence_handler_window_manipulation function in vteseq.c in libvte (aka libvte9) in VTE 0.25.1 and earlier, as used in gnome-terminal, does not properly handle escape sequences, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or obtain potentially sensitive information via a (1) window title or (2) icon title sequence. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2003-0070 regression.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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References

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

vte
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.11.21, 0.12.2, 0.14.2, 0.15.0, 0.16.14, 0.17.4, 0.20.5, 0.22.5, 0.24.3

Timeline

Official Publish: August 5th, 2010
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.