VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.31%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 23th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- eterm/eterm
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=473127
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29577Vendor Advisory
- 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/29577Vendor Advisory
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.