vte — security advisory
The vte_sequence_handler_window_manipulation function in vteseq.c in libvte (aka libvte9) in VTE 0.25.1 and earlier, as used in gnome-terminal, does not properly handle escape sequences, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or obtain potentially sensitive information via a (1) window title or (2) icon title sequence. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2003-0070 regression.
- Products
- vte
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1:0.24.3-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2010-2713
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 23:11 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The vte_sequence_handler_window_manipulation function in vteseq.c in libvte (aka libvte9) in VTE 0.25.1 and earlier, as used in gnome-terminal, does not properly handle escape sequences, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or obtain potentially sensitive information via a (1) window title or (2) icon title sequence. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2003-0070 regression.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2713
vte
Fixed versions: 1:0.24.3-1
vte
Fixed versions: 1:0.24.3-1
vte
Fixed versions: 1:0.24.3-1
Complete source record
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