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TITLE:
rxvt-unicode Terminal Input Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA14562

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14562/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
rxvt-unicode 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/4777/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in rxvt-unicode, which potentially
can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated
privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when handling
terminal input containing an overly long escape sequence and can be
exploited to cause a buffer overflow.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 5.3.
http://dist.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://dist.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/Changes

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