medium6.9
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…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Eterm | Eterm | Version 0.9.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=473127
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29577
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:222
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=473127
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29577
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:222
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512