CVE-2008-1692

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    CVE-2008-1692

    Published: 7 Apr 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/29577, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xml, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:222, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=473127, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512

    Affected packages

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    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