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rxvt-unicode Terminal Input Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA14562
Release Date: 2005-03-15
Last Update: 2005-03-21
Popularity: 6,633 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:rxvt-unicode 5.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
Rob Holland has reported a vulnerability in rxvt-unicode, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when handling terminal input containing an overly long escape sequence and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow. This can be exploited by e.g. tricking a user into using the cat utility on a specially crafted file.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

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