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CVE-2008-1692

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.9 Published: 2008-04-07 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Eterm Eterm

Weakness Type

CWE-264

References