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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
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EUVD |
EUVD-2008-1151 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T08:08:57.701Z
Reserved: 2008-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-1142
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Status : Modified
Published: 2008-04-07T17:44:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2008-1142
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD