Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-0023 - Unspecified vulnerability in Gnome Libvte4 and Libzvt2

047910
CVSS 2.1 - LOW
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
NONE
local
low complexity
gnome
exploit available
NVD
Published: 2005-10-05
Updated: 2017-07-11

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Gnome
2

Exploit-Db

descriptionGnome-PTY-Helper UTMP Hostname Spoofing Vulnerability. CVE-2005-0023. Local exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:26321
last seen2016-02-03
modified2005-10-03
published2005-10-03
reporterPaul Szabo
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/26321/
titleGnome-PTY-Helper UTMP Hostname Spoofing Vulnerability

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