CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2005-0023

Published: Oct 05, 2005 | Modified: Jul 11, 2017
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
NEGLIGIBLE

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.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Libvte4 Gnome * *
Libzvt2 Gnome 1.4.2.19 (including) 1.4.2.19 (including)
Gnome-libs Ubuntu dapper *
Gnome-libs Ubuntu edgy *
Gnome-libs Ubuntu feisty *
Gnome-libs Ubuntu gutsy *
Gnome-libs Ubuntu hardy *
Gnome-libs Ubuntu intrepid *
Gnome-libs Ubuntu jaunty *

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