FKIE_CVE-2007-2797

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-08-27 17:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:40
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349924
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/26562Patch, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27617
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27921
secalert@redhat.comhttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3066
secalert@redhat.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-490.htm
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0701.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477469/100/0/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477632/100/100/threaded
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26710
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239070
secalert@redhat.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1396
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10421
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349924
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/26562Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27617
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/27921
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3066
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-490.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0701.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477469/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477632/100/100/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26710
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239070
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1396
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10421
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
redhat enterprise_linux *
xterm xterm 192-7.el4
debian debian_linux *
xterm xterm 208-3.1
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