# CVE-2007-0823: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local users can read sensitive information from other users' files by accessing shared xterm process memory on Slackware Linux.

- **Severity:** Low 1.9 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Feb 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6vh7-8gp2-j892

## What is CVE-2007-0823?

CVE-2007-0823 is a low-severity vulnerability in Slackware Slackware Linux, published on 7 Feb 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

xterm on Slackware Linux 10.2 stores information that had been displayed for a different user account using the same xterm process, which might allow local users to bypass file permissions and read other users' files, or obtain other sensitive information, by reading the xterm process memory.  NOTE: it could be argued that this is an expected consequence of multiple users sharing the same interactive process, in which case this is not a vulnerability.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0823?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Slackware Slackware Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-0823?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0823 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-0823 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0823 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Slackware Slackware Linux

- [CVE-2013-7171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7171/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-7172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7172/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2003-0335](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0335/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-1999-0242](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0242/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-1999-0298](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0298/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-0823 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-0823 is a low-severity vulnerability in Slackware Slackware Linux, published on 7 Feb 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0823 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Slackware Slackware Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0823/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0823/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0823
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0823
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-0823

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0823/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.