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gnome-pty-helper in GNOME libzvt2 and libvte4 allows...

Low severity Unreviewed Published May 1, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 30, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 5, 2005
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 1, 2022
Last updated Jan 30, 2023

Severity

Low

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

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(18th percentile)

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2005-0023

GHSA ID

GHSA-gp2g-7h42-c9p9

Source code

No known source code

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