Eterm 0.9.4 Terminal access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Eterm 0.9.4 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Terminal. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-1692. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Eterm 0.9.4 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Terminal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 04/07/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-1692 since 04/07/2008. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32151 (GLSA-200805-03 : Multiple X11 terminals: Local privilege escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41539), Tenable (32151), SecurityFocus (BID 28512†), OSVDB (43903†) and Secunia (SA29577†). The entry VDB-41856 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 32151
Nessus Name: GLSA-200805-03 : Multiple X11 terminals: Local privilege escalation
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OpenVAS ID: 60941
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200805-03 (aterm eterm rxvt mrxvt multi-aterm wterm rxvt-unicode)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/31/2008 +3 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2500 days 🔍
08/10/2019 +1608 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-1692 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1692
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41864
X-Force: 41539
SecurityFocus: 28512 - Multiple X11 Terminals Missing DISPLAY Variable Local Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 29577
OSVDB: 43903 - Eterm X11 :0 Default Display Local Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 18348 - Eterm Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Execute Arbitrary Commands on the System, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/10/2019 09:11
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (69), 08/10/2019 09:11 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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