metadata/glsa/glsa-201406-18.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201406-18">
  <title>rxvt-unicode: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title>
  <synopsis>A vulnerability in rxvt-unicode may allow a remote attacker to
    execute arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">rxvt-unicode</product>
  <announced>June 19, 2014</announced>
  <revised>June 19, 2014: 1</revised>
  <bug>509174</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="x11-terms/rxvt-unicode" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">9.20</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">9.20</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>rxvt-unicode (urxvt) is a clone of the rxvt terminal emulator.</p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>rxvt-unicode does not properly handle OSC escape sequences, including
      those used to read and write X window properties.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>A remote attacker could entice a user to run a specially crafted file
      using rxvt-unicode, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code
      with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All rxvt-unicode users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=x11-terms/rxvt-unicode-9.20"
    </code>
    
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3121">CVE-2014-3121</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 20 May 2014 04:08:05 +0000">
    BlueKnight
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 19 Jun 2014 11:53:01 +0000">
    creffett
  </metadata>
</glsa>