CVE-2008-1692

Eterm 0.9.4 opens a terminal window on :0 if -display is not specified and the DISPLAY environment variable is not set, which might allow local users to hijack X11 connections. NOTE: realistic attack scenarios require that the victim enters a command on the wrong machine.

Published: 2008-04-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1692 is rated Low Risk (35.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.31%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1692

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.31% +0.26%
2 2023-03-07 0.95% 0.04% -0.91%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.95% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1692

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1692

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1692

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2008-1692 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (eterm), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1692
gentoo normal CVE-2008-1692: 1 GLSA(s) (200805-03), 7 atom(s) (x11-terms/aterm, x11-terms/eterm, …); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-1692
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1692
ubuntu low CVE-2008-1692 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (eterm), 13 status rows across 13 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 7, ignored 5, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1692

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1692

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
eterm eterm 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:eterm:eterm:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1692

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