glsa-201708-07.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201708-07">
  <title>evilvte: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code </title>
  <synopsis>Improper hypertext validation might allow remote attackers to
    execute arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">evilvte</product>
  <announced>2017-08-21</announced>
  <revised count="2">2017-08-26</revised>
  <bug>611290</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="x11-terms/evilvte" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <vulnerable range="le">0.5.1</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>VTE based, highly customizable terminal emulator</p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>Steve Kemp of Debian identified a flaw in evilvte which does not
      properly validate hypertext links.  Please review the Debian bug report
      referenced below.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to
      click a hyperlink in their terminal.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>Gentoo Security recommends that users unmerge evilvte:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --unmerge "x11-terms/evilvte"
    </code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=854585">Debian
      Bug #854585
    </uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-08-14T23:29:51Z">b-man</metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-08-26T14:45:16Z">b-man</metadata>
</glsa>