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CVE-2008-1142

Summary
Assigner-mitre
Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At-07 Apr, 2008 | 17:00
Updated At-07 Aug, 2024 | 08:08
Rejected At-
Credits

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.

Vendors
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Not available
Products
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Metrics (CVSS)
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Weaknesses
Attack Patterns
Solution/Workaround
References
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EPSS History
Score
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N/A
No data available for selected date range
Percentile
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No data available for selected date range
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
â–¼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:mitre
Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At:07 Apr, 2008 | 17:00
Updated At:07 Aug, 2024 | 08:08
Rejected At:
â–¼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
Versions
Affected
  • n/a
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/An/a
Type: text
CWE ID: N/A
Description: n/a
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions
Configurations
Workarounds
Exploits
Credits
Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By
Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/122
x_refsource_MISC
http://secunia.com/advisories/30226
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/30229
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469296
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/30225
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/30227
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xml
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
http://secunia.com/advisories/30224
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:161
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:221
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://secunia.com/advisories/29576
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
Hyperlink: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/122
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30226
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30229
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469296
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30225
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30227
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xml
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30224
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:161
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:221
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/29576
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
â–¼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CVE Program Container
Affected Products
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions
Configurations
Workarounds
Exploits
Credits
Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By
Rejected Reason
References
HyperlinkResource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
x_transferred
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/122
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/30226
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/30229
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469296
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/30225
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/30227
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xml
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/30224
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:161
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
x_transferred
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:221
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/29576
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/122
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30226
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30229
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469296
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30225
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30227
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xml
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30224
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:161
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:221
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/29576
Resource:
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
x_transferred
Information is not available yet
â–¼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:cve@mitre.org
Published At:07 Apr, 2008 | 17:44
Updated At:26 Feb, 2009 | 05:00

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary2.03.7LOW
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 3.7
Base severity: LOW
Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CPE Matches
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>Versions up to 1.0.0(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>0.1.0
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>0.1.1
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>0.2.0
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>0.3.0
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>0.3.1
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>0.3.2
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>0.3.3
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>0.3.4
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>0.3.5
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>0.3.6
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>0.4.0
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>0.4.1
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>0.4.2
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>1.00
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:1.00:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>1.00
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:1.00:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>1.00
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:1.00:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
aterm
aterm
>>aterm>>1.00
cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:1.00:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
eterm
eterm
>>eterm>>Versions up to 0.9.3(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:eterm:eterm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
eterm
eterm
>>eterm>>0.9.2
cpe:2.3:a:eterm:eterm:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mrxvt
mrxvt
>>mrxvt>>Versions up to 0.5.2(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:mrxvt:mrxvt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mrxvt
mrxvt
>>mrxvt>>0.4.2
cpe:2.3:a:mrxvt:mrxvt:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
multi-aterm
multi-aterm
>>multi-aterm>>Versions up to 0.2(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:multi-aterm:multi-aterm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
multi-aterm
multi-aterm
>>multi-aterm>>0.0.1
cpe:2.3:a:multi-aterm:multi-aterm:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
multi-aterm
multi-aterm
>>multi-aterm>>0.0.3
cpe:2.3:a:multi-aterm:multi-aterm:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
multi-aterm
multi-aterm
>>multi-aterm>>0.0.4
cpe:2.3:a:multi-aterm:multi-aterm:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
multi-aterm
multi-aterm
>>multi-aterm>>0.0.5
cpe:2.3:a:multi-aterm:multi-aterm:0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
multi-aterm
multi-aterm
>>multi-aterm>>0.1
cpe:2.3:a:multi-aterm:multi-aterm:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt
rxvt
>>rxvt>>Versions up to 2.7.9(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt
rxvt
>>rxvt>>2.6.1
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt
rxvt
>>rxvt>>2.6.2
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt
rxvt
>>rxvt>>2.6.3
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt
rxvt
>>rxvt>>2.6.4
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt
rxvt
>>rxvt>>2.7.5
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt
rxvt
>>rxvt>>2.7.6
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt
rxvt
>>rxvt>>2.7.7
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt
rxvt
>>rxvt>>2.7.8
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt-unicode
rxvt-unicode
>>rxvt-unicode>>Versions up to 9.01(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt-unicode
rxvt-unicode
>>rxvt-unicode>>1.0
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt-unicode
rxvt-unicode
>>rxvt-unicode>>1.1
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt-unicode
rxvt-unicode
>>rxvt-unicode>>1.2
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt-unicode
rxvt-unicode
>>rxvt-unicode>>1.3
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt-unicode
rxvt-unicode
>>rxvt-unicode>>1.4
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt-unicode
rxvt-unicode
>>rxvt-unicode>>1.5
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt-unicode
rxvt-unicode
>>rxvt-unicode>>1.6
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt-unicode
rxvt-unicode
>>rxvt-unicode>>1.7
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt-unicode
rxvt-unicode
>>rxvt-unicode>>1.8
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt-unicode
rxvt-unicode
>>rxvt-unicode>>1.9
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt-unicode
rxvt-unicode
>>rxvt-unicode>>1.91
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rxvt-unicode
rxvt-unicode
>>rxvt-unicode>>2.0
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-264Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-264
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
Organization : Red Hat
Last Modified : 2008-04-14T00:00:00

Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-1142 This issue does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact. Due to the minimal security consequences of this issue, we do not intend to fix this in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/

References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/122cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469296cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.htmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/29576cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30224cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30225cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30226cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30227cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30229cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:161cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:221cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512cve@mitre.org
Patch
Hyperlink: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/122
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469296
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/29576
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30224
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30225
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30226
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30227
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/30229
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:161
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:221
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Patch

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