# CVE-2007-2797: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-08-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/27921
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477632/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477469/100/0/threaded
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1396
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26710
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0701.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239070
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26562
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27617
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-490.htm
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10421
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349924
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3066

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