22223 : rxvt-unicode non-unix pty TTY Device Permission Weakness
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-01-04

Description

rxvt-unicode contains a flaw that may allow an unauthorised malicious user to read from or write to tty terminal devices. The issue is present because on systems with non-unix pseudo terminals, permissions were not updated correctly. This left them as world-writable and world-readable, resulting in a loss of confidentiality and integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Other
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.3 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

rxvt-unicode

6.2

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 18301
CVE ID: 2006-0126 (see also: NVD)
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-0052
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://dist.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/Changes

Credit

Ryan Beasley -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.6
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-01-09 | Disagree?

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