DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1692

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1692
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1692.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1692
Upstream
Published
2008-04-07T18:44:00Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:10:34.918025Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Eterm 0.9.4 opens a terminal window on :0 if -display is not specified and the DISPLAY environment variable is not set, which might allow local users to hijack X11 connections. NOTE: realistic attack scenarios require that the victim enters a command on the wrong machine.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / eterm

Package

Name
eterm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/eterm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.4.0debian1-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1692.json"

Debian:12 / eterm

Package

Name
eterm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/eterm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.4.0debian1-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1692.json"

Debian:14 / eterm

Package

Name
eterm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/eterm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.4.0debian1-2.1

Affected versions

0.*
0.7-1
0.8.7-0.4
0.8.7-0.4.1
0.8.10-10
0.9.2-0pre2002042903
0.9.2-0pre2002042903.3
0.9.2-8
0.9.2-8.1
0.9.3-1
0.9.4.0debian1-1
0.9.4.0debian1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1692.json"