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CVE-2015-8971 affects Terminology 0.7.0, a terminal emulator. Malicious text containing terminal escape sequences could alter the window title and later cause arbitrary command execution when written back to the terminal. Treat exposure seriously where users view untrusted remote output in Terminology. Exposure is most likely on Linux or Unix desktops and admin workstations using Terminology 0.7.0, especially where untrusted remote text, logs, SSH output, or files are displayed in the terminal. Prioritize remediation for administrator and developer workstations that use Terminology. Business urgency is lower for environments without this terminal, but command execution impact makes confirmed installations important to fix promptly. Mitigation focus: Identify and remove Terminology 0.7.0 where possible.; Upgrade using Debian DSA-3712 or upstream vendor guidance.; Prefer vendor-supported packages containing the referenced upstream fix..
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- https://git.enlightenment.org/apps/terminology.git/commit/?id=b80bedc7c21ecffe99d8d142930db696eebdd6a5CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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