Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 7, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-1142
CVE-2008-1142
Description
rxvt 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.
Affected products
118cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 17 more
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.0.0
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:1.00:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:1.00:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:1.00:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aterm:aterm:1.00:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:multi-aterm:multi-aterm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:multi-aterm:multi-aterm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.2
- cpe:2.3:a:multi-aterm:multi-aterm:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:multi-aterm:multi-aterm:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:multi-aterm:multi-aterm:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:multi-aterm:multi-aterm:0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:multi-aterm:multi-aterm:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.7.9
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt:rxvt:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 77 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=9.01
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:1.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:8.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
14- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28512nvdPatch
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29576nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30224nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30225nvdVendor Advisory
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- article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/122nvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-03.xmlnvd
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- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
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