CVE-2008-1692

Eterm 0.9.4 opens a terminal window on :0 if -display is not specified and the DISPLAY environment variable is not set, which might allow local users to hijack X11 connections. NOTE: realistic attack scenarios require that the victim enters a command on the wrong machine.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:eterm:eterm:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:45

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=473127 - () http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=473127 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/29577 - Vendor Advisory () http://secunia.com/advisories/29577 - Vendor Advisory
References () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xml - () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xml -
References () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:222 - () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:222 -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512 -

Information

Published : 2008-04-07 18:44

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:45


NVD link : CVE-2008-1692

Mitre link : CVE-2008-1692

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-1692


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Products Affected

eterm

  • eterm
CWE
CWE-264

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