Upstream information
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 3.7 | 
| Vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | 
| Access Vector | Local | 
| Access Complexity | High | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | 
| Integrity Impact | Partial | 
| Availability Impact | Partial | 
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SR:2008:017, published Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0000
 - openSUSE-SU-2022:10222-1, published Wed Nov 30 12:43:33 2022
 
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References | 
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4  |  
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA rxvt-unicode-9.05-1.19.1  | 
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP3 | 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE-2022-10222  | 
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP4 | 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE-2022-10222  | 
| openSUSE Leap 15.0 | 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE Leap 15.0 GA rxvt-unicode-9.22-lp150.2.1  | 
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE-2022-10222  | 
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE-2022-10222  | 
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10526  | 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 03:08:20 2013CVE page last modified: Sat Nov 1 19:22:39 2025