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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-2383 · published 2 January 2009

CVE-2008-2383: Invisible-island xterm code injection vulnerability

Invisible Island · Xterm

CRLF injection vulnerability in xterm allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via LF (aka \n) characters surrounding a command name within a Device Control Request Status String (DECRQSS) escape sequence in a text file, a related issue to CVE-2003-0063 and CVE-2003-0071.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 4.9% · top 8.1% CWE-94 · Code injection
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
4.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
56References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CRLF injection vulnerability in xterm allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via LF (aka \n) characters surrounding a command name within a Device Control Request Status String (DECRQSS) escape sequence in a text file, a related issue to CVE-2003-0063 and CVE-2003-0071.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510030
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33318 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33388
http://secunia.com/advisories/33397
http://secunia.com/advisories/33418
http://secunia.com/advisories/33419
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
http://secunia.com/advisories/33820
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254208-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1694
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0018.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0019.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33060
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021522
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47655
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R3E2Q6NPKT7V4VKZMSFF4AR
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VOOVZTIABA4MIFUGTAVYWO6
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9317
https://usn.ubuntu.com/703-1/
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00072.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg00184.html
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510030
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33318 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33388
http://secunia.com/advisories/33397
http://secunia.com/advisories/33418
http://secunia.com/advisories/33419
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
http://secunia.com/advisories/33820
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-2383), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.