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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="201708-07">
+ <title>evilvte: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code </title>
+ <synopsis>Improper hypertext validation might allow remote attackers to
+ execute arbitrary code.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">evilvte</product>
+ <announced>2017-08-21</announced>
+ <revised count="2">2017-08-26</revised>
+ <bug>611290</bug>
+ <access>remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="x11-terms/evilvte" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <vulnerable range="le">0.5.1</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>VTE based, highly customizable terminal emulator</p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>Steve Kemp of Debian identified a flaw in evilvte which does not
+ properly validate hypertext links. Please review the Debian bug report
+ referenced below.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to
+ click a hyperlink in their terminal.
+ </p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>Gentoo Security recommends that users unmerge evilvte:</p>
+
+ <code>
+ # emerge --unmerge "x11-terms/evilvte"
+ </code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=854585">Debian
+ Bug #854585
+ </uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-08-14T23:29:51Z">b-man</metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-08-26T14:45:16Z">b-man</metadata>
+</glsa>