Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2008-1142
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
3.7
LOW
EPSS Probability:0.36%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| aterm | aterm | 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.2.0, 0.3.0, 0.3.1, 0.3.2, 0.3.3, 0.3.4, 0.3.5, 0.3.6, 0.4.0, 0.4.1, 0.4.2, 1.00 |
| eterm | eterm | 0.9.2 |
| mrxvt | mrxvt | 0.4.2 |
| multi-aterm | multi-aterm | 0.0.1, 0.0.3, 0.0.4, 0.0.5, 0.1 |
| rxvt | rxvt | 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.7.5, 2.7.6, 2.7.7, 2.7.8 |
| rxvt-unicode | rxvt-unicode | 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.91, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.5a, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 9.0 |
| wterm | wterm | 6.2.5, 6.2.6 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.363%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2008-03-04T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2008-04-07T17:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2008-03-04 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-07T08:08:57 |
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