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Xfce Terminal "Open Link" Command Injection Security Issue
Secunia Advisory: SA26037
Release Date: 2007-07-12
Last Update: 2007-07-19
Popularity: 7,491 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:Xfce Terminal 0.x

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Description:
Lasse Kärkkäinen has reported a security issue in Xfce Terminal, which can be exploited by malicious people to inject shell commands.

The "terminal_helper_execute()" function in terminal/terminal.c uses "/bin/sh -c" to spawn the browser process. This can be used to disclose sensitive information or execute shell commands by e.g. tricking a user into opening a malicious link using the "Open Link" functionality.

The security issue is confirmed in version 0.2.6 for Fedora Core 6 and Mozilla Firefox as default browser. Other versions may also be affected.

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