CVE-2007-2797

Description

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.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/27921	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477632/100/100/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477469/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1396
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26710	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0701.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239070
http://secunia.com/advisories/26562	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27617	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-490.htm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10421	signature vdb entry
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349924
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3066	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2797?: CVE-2007-2797 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2797?: To fix CVE-2007-2797, 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-2007-2797 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-2797 is being actively exploited. 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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