VulnerabilityModified
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.
LOW 3.7EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.7 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- aterm/aterm · eterm/eterm · mrxvt/mrxvt · multi-aterm/multi-aterm · rxvt/rxvt · rxvt-unicode/rxvt-unicode · wterm/wterm
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/122
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469296Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29576Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30224Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30225Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30226Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30227Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30229Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687Vendor Advisory
- 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/28512Patch
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/122
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469296Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29576Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30224Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30225Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30226Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30227Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30229Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687Vendor Advisory
- 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/28512Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.