Pardus alert 2010-111 (vte)

From:
    	       Eren Turkay <eren@pardus.org.tr> 
To:
    	       pardus-security@pardus.org.tr 
Subject:
    	       [Pardus-security] [PLSA 2010-111] Vte: Arbitrary Code Execution 
Date:
    	       Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:05:44 +0300 (EEST)
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    	       <20100812200544.67A69A7AC40@lider.pardus.org.tr>
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Pardus Linux Security Advisory 2010-111           security@pardus.org.tr
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      Date: 2010-08-11
  Severity: 4
      Type: Local
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Summary
=======

A vulnerability has been fixed in Vte, which an allow malicious users to
execute arbitrary code 

Description
===========

CVE-2010-2713: 

The vte_sequence_handler_window_manipulation function  in  vteseq.c  in 
libvte  (aka libvte9)  in  VTE  0.25.1  and  earlier,   as   used   in  
gnome-terminal, does not properly handle escape sequences, which allows 
remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands  or  obtain  potentially 
sensitive information via a (1) window title or (2) icon title sequence.
NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2003-0070 regression. 

Affected packages:

  Pardus 2009:
    vte, all before 0.20.5-8-4

Resolution
==========

There are update(s) for vte. You can update them via Package Manager or 
with a single command from console: 

    pisi up vte

References
==========

  * http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id=13919

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