Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-0126 (CCN-23998)

Assigned:2006-01-05
Published:2006-01-05
Updated:2011-03-08
Summary:rxvt-unicode before 6.3, on certain platforms that use openpty and non-Unix pty devices such as Linux and most BSD platforms, does not maintain the intended permissions of tty devices, which allows local users to gain read and write access to the devices.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.4 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
1.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-0126

Source: CCN
Type: rxvt-unicode Web site
Index of /rxvt-unicode

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://dist.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/Changes

Source: CCN
Type: SA18301
rxvt-unicode TTY Device Insecure Permissions Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
18301

Source: OSVDB
Type: Patch
22223

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 22223
rxvt-unicode non-unix pty TTY Device Permission Weakness

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2006-0052

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
rxvt-unicode-tty-insecure-permissions(23998)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:rxvt-unicode:rxvt-unicode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 6.2)

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    rxvt-unicode rxvt-unicode *