CVE-2008-1142

N/A Unknown
Published: April 07, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/122
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469296
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29576
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30224
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30225
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30226
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30227
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30229
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:161
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:221
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/122
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469296
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29576
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30224
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30225
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30226
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30227
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30229
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:221
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
20th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

rxvt wterm multi-aterm eterm aterm mrxvt rxvt-unicode

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