<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!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 ">=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>