CVE-2005-0023

Public Exploit

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.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1931	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112879572407250&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15004	vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22496	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17023	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=330907	exploit
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=317312

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0023?: CVE-2005-0023 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0023?: To fix CVE-2005-0023, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0023 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0023 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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