Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 5, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2005-0023

Description

gnome-pty-helper in GNOME libzvt2 and libvte4 allows local users to spoof the logon hostname via a modified DISPLAY environment variable. NOTE: the severity of this issue has been disputed.

Affected products

GNOME Foundation/Libvte4
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libvte4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GNOME Foundation/Libzvt2
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libzvt2:1.4.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdExploit
www.securityfocus.com/bid/15004nvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/17023nvdVendor Advisory
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cginvd
marc.infonvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1931nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22496nvd

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