RHEL 2.1 : hanterm-xf (RHSA-2009:0019)

high Nessus Plugin ID 35319

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated hanterm-xf package to correct a security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Hanterm is a replacement for xterm, a X Window System terminal emulator, that supports Hangul input and output.

A flaw was found in the Hanterm handling of Device Control Request Status String (DECRQSS) escape sequences. An attacker could create a malicious text file (or log entry, if unfiltered) that could run arbitrary commands if read by a victim inside a Hanterm window.
(CVE-2008-2383)

All hanterm-xf users are advised to upgrade to the updated package, which contains a backported patch to resolve this issue. All running instances of hanterm must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected hanterm-xf package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-2383

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0019

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 35319

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-0019.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/8/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:hanterm-xf, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/7/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/2/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2383

BID: 33060

CWE: 94

RHSA: 2009:0019