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xfce4-terminal — security advisory
The terminal_helper_execute function in terminal/terminal.c in Xfce Terminal 0.2.6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a crafted link, as demonstrated using the "Open Link" functionality.
- Products
- xfce4-terminal
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.2.6-3
- CVEs
- CVE-2007-3770
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:46 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The terminal_helper_execute function in terminal/terminal.c in Xfce Terminal 0.2.6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a crafted link, as demonstrated using the "Open Link" functionality.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3770
xfce4-terminal
Fixed versions: 0.2.6-3
xfce4-terminal
Fixed versions: 0.2.6-3
xfce4-terminal
Fixed versions: 0.2.6-3
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-21T17:47:38.085575584Z",
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