rPSA-2007-0169-1 xterm

rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0169-1
Published: 2007-08-23
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:

    Local User Deterministic Unauthorized Access Updated Versions:

    xterm=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/202-5.3-1

References:

    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2797     https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1396

Description:

    Previous versions of the xterm package assigned incorrect ownership and     write permissions to pseudo-terminal devices, permitting local users to     direct output to other users' xterm sessions.     

    Due to xterm's extensive internal processing of escape sequences, this     also permits unauthorized modification of xterm session behavior.

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This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License. A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html Received on Thu Aug 23 16:35:20 2007