CVE-2005-0023 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00151.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnome Subscribe	Libvte4 Subscribe Libzvt2 Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libvte4::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libzvt2:1.4.2.19:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-0024	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

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

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-10-05T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:57:41.080Z

Reserved: 2005-01-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-0023

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-10-05T21:02:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-0023

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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