Access Restriction Bypass Affecting rxvt package, versions <1:2.6.4-13


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-RXVT-264720
  • published7 Apr 2008
  • disclosed7 Apr 2008

Introduced: 7 Apr 2008

CVE-2008-1142  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 rxvt to version 1:2.6.4-13 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rxvt package and not the rxvt package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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