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CVE-2007-2797
xterm, including 192-7.el4 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and 208-3.1...
Vulnerability Description
xterm, including 192-7.el4 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and 208-3.1 in Debian GNU/Linux, sets the wrong group ownership of tty devices, which allows local users to write data to other users' terminals.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27921
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477632/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477469/100/0/threaded
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1396
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26710
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0701.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239070
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26562
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27617
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-490.htm
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10421
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349924
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3066
Affected Vendor
xterm
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xterm
Vulnerable Versions:
192-7.el4, 208-3.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 27th, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.