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CVE-2008-1142

3.7 · 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.

Published Apr 7, 2008atermCWE-264EPSS 0.36%

Overview

CVE-2008-1142 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting aterm aterm. It was published on April 7, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.7 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.7, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from aterm. Update aterm to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
atermaterm0Affected
etermeterm0Affected
mrxvtmrxvt0Affected
multi-atermmulti-aterm0Affected
rxvtrxvt0Affected
rxvt-unicoderxvt-unicode0Affected
wtermwterm0Affected

References

Refarticle.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/122Refbugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469296Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/29576Refsecunia.com/advisories/30224Refsecunia.com/advisories/30225Refsecunia.com/advisories/30226Refsecunia.com/advisories/30227Refsecunia.com/advisories/30229Refsecunia.com/advisories/31687

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-1142?

CVE-2008-1142 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting aterm aterm. It was published on April 7, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.7 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2008-1142?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.7, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-1142?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from aterm. Update aterm to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-1142?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-1142 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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