CVE-2007-2797

(mesg: error: tty device is not owned by group `tty')

Published Aug 27, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
xterm, including 192-7.el4 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and 208-3.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, sets the wrong group ownership of tty devices, which allows local users to write data to other users' terminals.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-2789 xterm, including 192-7.el4 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and 208-3.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, sets the wrong group ownership of tty devices, which allows local users to write data to other users' terminals.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 1:49 PM
Reserved
May 21, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 27, 2007, 5:17 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:40 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 19, 2006, 12:00 AM