VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-0126

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-01-09
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

rxvt-unicode before 6.3, on certain platforms that use openpty and non-Unix pty devices such as Linux and most BSD platforms, does not maintain the intended permissions of tty devices, which allows local users to gain read and write access to the devices.

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