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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.

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
AtermAterm
through 1.0.0
Versions 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.2.0, 0.3.0, 0.3.1
EtermEterm
through 0.9.3
Version 0.9.2
MrxvtMrxvt
through 0.5.2
Version 0.4.2
Multi-AtermMulti-Aterm
through 0.2
Versions 0.0.1, 0.0.3, 0.0.4, 0.0.5, 0.1
RxvtRxvt
through 2.7.9
Versions 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.7.5
Rxvt-UnicodeRxvt-Unicode
through 9.01
Versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
WtermWterm
through 6.2.8a2
Versions 6.2.5, 6.2.6

Weakness classification

CWE-264

References