CVE-2008-1142
rxvt 2.6.4 opens a terminal window on :0 if the DISPLAY environment variable is not set, which might allow local users to hijack X11 connections. NOTE: it was later reported that rxvt-unicode, mrxvt, aterm, multi-aterm, and wterm are also affected. NOTE: realistic attack scenarios require that the victim enters a command on the wrong machine.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 3.7 Low
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2008-04-07
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Affected products
- Aterm (Aterm)
- Eterm (Eterm)
- Mrxvt (Mrxvt)
- Multi-aterm (Multi-aterm)
- Rxvt (Rxvt)
- Rxvt-unicode (Rxvt-unicode)
- Wterm (Wterm)
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/122
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469296
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29576
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30224
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30225
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30226
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30227
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30229
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:161
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:221
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512
