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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840460
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-962-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'vte' package(s) announced via the USN-962-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'vte' package(s) announced via the USN-962-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Janne Snabb discovered that applications using VTE, such as gnome-terminal,
did not correctly filter window and icon title request escape codes. If a
user were tricked into viewing specially crafted output in their terminal,
a remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands with user privileges.

Affected Software/OS:
'vte' package(s) on Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10, Ubuntu 10.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-2713
BugTraq ID: 41716
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41716
http://secunia.com/advisories/40635
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2010:014 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-962-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1839
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG

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