Hi, * Vincent Lefevre <vinc...@vinc17.net> [2012-10-28 00:11]: > When cat'ing some binary file, my xterm crashed. I've managed to find > the cause: the mc5 terminfo sequence (prtr_on / turn on printer). The > problem can be reproduced with: > > 1. Run xterm from another terminal. > 2. Run the following command: > printf "\033[5i" > or > tput mc5 > The message "sh: 1: : Permission denied" appears in the first > terminal.
I can't reproduce this with xterm 278-2 on amd64. [...] > In addition to possible data loss due to the crash, this is a security > problem, because the sequence may appear in a remote file. Sorry, I couldn't parse this sentence. What exactly are the security implications? So far I don't see how this qualifies for a security bug. Kind regards Nico -- Nico Golde - http://www.ngolde.de - n...@jabber.ccc.de - GPG: 0xA0A0AAAA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
