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CVE-2008-1692

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 lo

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Summary

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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Affected versions

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References 5

bugs.debian.org

securityfocus.com

security.gentoo.org

secunia.com

mandriva.com