CVE-2007-2797 Missing authorization in n/a
Local users can write data to other users' terminals due to incorrect group ownership of tty devices in xterm.
- 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
What is CVE-2007-2797?
CVE-2007-2797 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Aug 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2797?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (8)
xterm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:192-8.el4 |
xterm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:192-8.el4 |
xterm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:192-8.el4 |
xterm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:192-8.el4 |
xterm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:192-8.el4 |
xterm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:192-8.el4 |
xterm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:192-8.el4 |
xterm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:192-8.el4 |
Products include Xterm Xterm.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2797?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2007-2797 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2797 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxr5-j46q-jg86, RHSA-2007:0701.