CVE-2008-1142 | BDVDB-2026-30103 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/122
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30226
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30229
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469296
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30225
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30227
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30224
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:161
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:221
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29576
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.