VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-1692
CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.31%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-04-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.