Unscored severity · published Apr 7, 2008
CVE-2008-1692
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
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ET
Eterm · Eterm
0.9.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1692
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1692
bugs.debian.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=473127
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29577
security.gentoo.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xml
www.mandriva.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:222
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512
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