CVE-2008-1692

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-1692
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-04-07 18:44:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionEterm 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Eterm Eterm 0.9.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Multiple X11 Terminals Missing DISPLAY Variable Local Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Eterm X11 Display Security Issue - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Multiple X11 terminals: Local privilege escalation — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
#473127 - eterm: opens window on unspecified display - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:222 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
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