CVE-2005-0023

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    CVE-2005-0023

    Published: 5 Oct 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: gnome-pty-helper in GNOME libzvt2 and libvte4 allows local users to spoof the logon hostname via a modified DISPLAY environment variable. NOTE: the severity of this issue has been disputed.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/17023, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1931, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=330907, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15004, http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=317312, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112879572407250&w=2, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22496

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High