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CVE-2008-1142 (GCVE-0-2008-1142)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-04-07 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:08
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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