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CVE-2008-1142

Published: Apr 7, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-264
3.7LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

aterm
commercial
atermEmbedded
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
eterm
oss-project
etermOn-prem
Consumer Software
mrxvt
oss-project
mrxvt
multi-aterm
oss-project
multi-atermOn-prem
Consumer Software
rxvt
oss-projectaka rxvt-unicode, rxvt (terminal emulator)
rxvtMixed
Consumer Software / productivity
rxvt-unicode
oss-project
rxvt-unicodeMixed
Consumer Software / file-utility
and 3 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/122
article.gmane.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30226
secunia.com
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