CVE-2008-1142 Detail
Deferred
This CVE record is not being prioritized for NVD enrichment efforts due to resource or other concerns. Descriptionrxvt 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. Metrics
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base
Score: 3.7 LOW
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(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Vendor Statements (disclaimer)Official Statement from Red Hat (04/14/2008)Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-1142 This issue does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact. Due to the minimal security consequences of this issue, we do not intend to fix this in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ References to Advisories, Solutions, and ToolsBy selecting these links, you will be leaving NIST webspace. We have provided these links to other web sites because they may have information that would be of interest to you. No inferences should be drawn on account of other sites being referenced, or not, from this page. There may be other web sites that are more appropriate for your purpose. NIST does not necessarily endorse the views expressed, or concur with the facts presented on these sites. Further, NIST does not endorse any commercial products that may be mentioned on these sites. Please address comments about this page to [email protected].
Weakness Enumeration
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Denotes Vulnerable Software Change History3 change records found show changesCVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:43:46 PM
CVE Modified by MITRE 5/13/2024 9:51:16 PM
Initial CVE Analysis 4/08/2008 9:32:00 AM
Quick InfoCVE Dictionary Entry:CVE-2008-1142 NVD Published Date: 04/07/2008 NVD Last Modified: 04/08/2025 Source: MITRE |
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