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.
Published: 2008-04-07
Score: 3.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD 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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cve-icon MITRE

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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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-07T17:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1142

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-03-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-1142 - Bugzilla

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