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CVE-2008-1142

CVE-2008-1142 PUBLISHED CVSS 3.700000047683716 LOW

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.

EPSS 0.07% · 20.6th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 2.0
3.700000047683716
EPSS Score
0.07%
20.6th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
mrxvtmrxvt0, 0.4.2
wtermwterm6.2.6, 6.2.5, 0
atermaterm0.3.2, 0.3.5, 0.3.6
n/an/a*
etermeterm0, 0.9.2
multi-atermmulti-aterm0, 0.0.1, 0.1
rxvt-unicoderxvt-unicode4.9, 8.5, 8.5a
rxvtrxvt2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.7.5

Exploit Intelligence

…and 4 more exploits

Timeline

  • Apr 7, 2008 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
  • Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
  • Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
  • May 25, 2023 EPSS Score

References

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