CVE - CVE-2008-1692

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-1692	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Eterm 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.
References
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BID:28512 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512 GENTOO:GLSA-200805-03 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xml MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2008:222 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:222~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=473127 SECUNIA:29577 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/29577
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20080407	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080407)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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