CVE catalog

CVE-2006-7236

xterm: CVE-2006-7236

Severity: High
Published: Jan 2, 2009, 6:11:09 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 7.47% · Oct 25, 2026

The default configuration of xterm on Debian GNU/Linux sid and possibly Ubuntu enables the allowWindowOps resource, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code or have unspecified other impact via escape sequences.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	xterm	sid	`412-1`	fixed
Debian	xterm	forky	`412-1`	fixed
Debian	xterm	trixie	`398-1`	fixed
Debian	xterm	bookworm	`379-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	xterm	source	sid	`238-1`	medium	Not reported	[510030]
Debian	xterm	source	forky	`238-1`	medium	Not reported	[510030]
Debian	xterm	source	trixie	`238-1`	medium	Not reported	[510030]
Debian	xterm	source	bookworm	`238-1`	medium	Not reported	[510030]

[Debian bug #510030]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[xterm]Fixed
Details (2)
- 379-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 238-1
  dsa · xterm · debian · bookworm; dsa · xterm · debian · 12
- 379-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 238-1
  dsa · xterm · debian · bookworm; dsa · xterm · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[xterm]Fixed
Details (2)
- 398-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 238-1
  dsa · xterm · debian · 13
- 398-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 238-1
  dsa · xterm · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:03:25 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]