CVE-2008-1692

eterm: unsafe defaulting to using :0 when DISPLAY is unset

Published Apr 7, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-1693 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:32 AM
Reserved
Apr 7, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 7, 2008, 6:44 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:52 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 27, 2008, 12:00 AM