CVE-2007-2797
(mesg: error: tty device is not owned by group `tty')
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
xterm, incluido en 192-7.el4 en Red Hat Enterprise Linux y 208-3.1 en Debian GNU/Linux, fija la propiedad incorrecta al grupo de los dispositivos tty, lo cual permite a usuarios locales escribir datos en los terminales de otros usuarios.
*Credits:
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Timeline
- 2007-05-21 CVE Reserved
- 2007-08-27 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
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References (15)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=349924 | X_refsource_misc | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27617 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27921 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3066 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-490.htm | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477469/100/0/threaded | Mailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477632/100/100/threaded | Mailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26710 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239070 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1396 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10421 | Signature |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26562 | 2018-10-16 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0701.html | 2018-10-16 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2797 | 2007-11-15 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=239070 | 2007-11-15 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Xterm Search vendor "Xterm" | Xterm Search vendor "Xterm" for product "Xterm" | 192-7.el4 Search vendor "Xterm" for product "Xterm" and version "192-7.el4" | - |
Affected
| in | Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | * | - |
Safe
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| Xterm Search vendor "Xterm" | Xterm Search vendor "Xterm" for product "Xterm" | 208-3.1 Search vendor "Xterm" for product "Xterm" and version "208-3.1" | - |
Affected
| in | Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | * | - |
Safe
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