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TI-2007-02707 Aliases CVE-2007-2797GHSA-mxr5-j46q-jg86

xterm, including 192-7.el4 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and 208-3.1 in Debian GNU/Linux…

Priority LOW 11Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00399 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:xterm:xterm:192-7.el4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*192-7.el4VulnerableXterm
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onDebian
cpe:2.3:a:xterm:xterm:208-3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*208-3.1VulnerableXterm
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:xterm:xterm:192-7.el4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 192-7.el4 Vulnerable ·Xterm
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:xterm:xterm:208-3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 208-3.1 Vulnerable ·Xterm

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2007:0701 Released 2007-11-15 · Red Hat rating Low
    xterm security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 xterm-192-8.el4, xterm-192-8.el4.i386, xterm-192-8.el4.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 xterm-192-8.el4, xterm-192-8.el4.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 xterm-192-8.el4, xterm-192-8.el4.i386, xterm-192-8.el4.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 xterm-192-8.el4, xterm-192-8.el4.i386, xterm-192-8.el4.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0701
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0701
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0701
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0701

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-2797
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mxr5-j46q-jg86

References

Advisory 2

Other 5

Sources

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