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TITLE:
Ubuntu update for xterm

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA33388

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33388/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Ubuntu Linux 6.06
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/10611/
Ubuntu Linux 7.10
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/16251/
Ubuntu Linux 8.04
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/18611/
Ubuntu Linux 8.10
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20299/

DESCRIPTION:
Ubuntu has issued an update for xterm. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA33318

A vulnerability is caused due to xterm not properly processing
certain window title operations. This can be exploited to inject and
execute arbitrary shell commands by e.g. tricking a user into
displaying a malicious file via the "cat" command.

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_208-3.1ubuntu3.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 62958 2178b13411ef6c0c84c455e7848c3b5a
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_208-3.1ubuntu3.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 800 6ff1855e882930be579eceb46223db59
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_208.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 749755 a062d0b398918015d07c31ecdcc5111a

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_208-3.1ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 416612 21f755ffe914eb143fb35f6be7d02ff7

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_208-3.1ubuntu3.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 396128 55b3a16962774230c48fb98ab90b6977

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_208-3.1ubuntu3.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 408068 f7dab234c7df117de7e401cd966017a0

sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_208-3.1ubuntu3.1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5: 403704 33cf8ee56acd8dd86540e72c26a5d54a

-- Ubuntu 7.10 --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_229-1ubuntu0.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 64026 93836a39864144c4f590202c85fb57c7
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_229-1ubuntu0.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 953 9b24ce999d1ca82a60f437f4c00ec847
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_229.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 841542 f7b04a66dc401dc22f5ddb7f345be229

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_229-1ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 471288 599f1bfda25b6f178a37f94f775f155c

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_229-1ubuntu0.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 454306 6898963b2f11ecd8e950b68afe1d3c20

lpia architecture (Low Power Intel Architecture):

http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_229-1ubuntu0.1_lpia.deb
Size/MD5: 454086 5bddec1c5e539884545e735fee6543f1

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_229-1ubuntu0.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 470124 9c002fb71ddfd4d603b3789d234a1ae3

sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_229-1ubuntu0.1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5: 465888 2df2203939f22f1ea2cfe8aef5f17f3c

-- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_229-1ubuntu1.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 64381 4b78020812d35038e91ab80718d76be4
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_229-1ubuntu1.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 953 46cf3fcc74956b9fe99ba89faab5ec7c
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_229.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 841542 f7b04a66dc401dc22f5ddb7f345be229

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_229-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 469724 70acad02e39d60d79eb8fd80a55da27a

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_229-1ubuntu1.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 453344 2a5d12cc01fa456f4bd205da497a1589

lpia architecture (Low Power Intel Architecture):

http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_229-1ubuntu1.1_lpia.deb
Size/MD5: 454232 8db8034c6e77acaa900675e948b28a52

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5):

http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_229-1ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 467854 9cde83be48898ed57edd5222300b82c7

sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC):

http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_229-1ubuntu1.1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5: 463836 af8e50a43f685499861d80a269db29f0

-- Ubuntu 8.10 --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_235-1ubuntu1.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 64123 4ded8fda6ea425540c351325ea456ee7
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_235-1ubuntu1.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 1502 3119b97098961157134b965cd67e72df
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_235.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 857714 5060cab9cef0ea09a24928f3c7fbde2b

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_235-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 486760 8fccb232d9da5308a6439eff39d01b23

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_235-1ubuntu1.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 470726 39fbdb1ec355002760cfe3348b53eec9

lpia architecture (Low Power Intel Architecture):

http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_235-1ubuntu1.1_lpia.deb
Size/MD5: 471960 47e2adb407b0d99c6dc6fea4af228cf7

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5):

http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_235-1ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 484530 a6d968aa8aa52625d0b8cdb30fbc94ea

sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC):

http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/x/xterm/xterm_235-1ubuntu1.1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5: 481590 9121f8d82c0e7a334d796c1dff96aa74

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
USN-703-1:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2009-January/000819.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA33318:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33318/

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