CVE-2008-1142
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 7, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 4, 2008
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- SUSE-SR:2008:017vendor-advisory
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/122
- 30226third-party-advisory
- 28512vdb-entry
- 30229third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469296
- 31687third-party-advisory
- 30225third-party-advisory
- 30227third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200805-03vendor-advisory
- 30224third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:161vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:221vendor-advisory
- 29576third-party-advisory
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