CVE-2008-1142
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.
Published:Mar 4, 2008
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Apr 7, 2008
EPSS Score:0.00066
CVSS Score:3.7
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Aterm
Product
Aterm
Aterm
Aterm
Vendor
Eterm
Product
Eterm
Eterm
Eterm
Vendor
Mrxvt
Product
Mrxvt
Mrxvt
Mrxvt
Vendor
Multi-aterm
Product
Multi-aterm
Multi-aterm
Multi-aterm
Vendor
Rxvt
Product
Rxvt
Rxvt
Rxvt
Vendor
Rxvt-unicode
Product
Rxvt-unicode
Rxvt-unicode
Rxvt-unicode
Vendor
Wterm
Product
Wterm
Wterm
Wterm
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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Integrity
None
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Availability
None
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