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CVE-2005-0023
Published: Oct 5, 2005
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
gnome-pty-helper in GNOME libzvt2 and libvte4 allows local users to spoof the logon hostname via a modified DISPLAY environment variable. NOTE: the severity of this issue has been disputed.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
ADV-2005-1931
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
20051007 gnome-pty-helper writes arbitrary utmp records
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
15004
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
libzvt-gnomeptyhelper-spoof(22496)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
17023
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=330907
x_refsource_MISC
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=317312
x_refsource_MISC
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