CVE-2007-2797

Published: Aug 27, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

2.1

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Xterm: Xterm

Xterm

1 product

Xterm

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Xterm Xterm	Version 192-7.el4

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux	All versions

Configuration B

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Xterm Xterm	Version 208-3.1

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Debian Debian Linux	All versions

References (26)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349924

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/26562

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/27617

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/27921

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3066

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-490.htm

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0701.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477469/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477632/100/100/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26710

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239070

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1396

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10421

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349924