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CVE-2005-0023
gnome-pty-helper in GNOME libzvt2 and libvte4 allows local users to spoof the logon hostname via a modified DISPLAY environment variable.…
Low2.1EPSS 0.89%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.89% · top 40% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- ADV-2005-1931 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20051007 gnome-pty-helper writes arbitrary utmp records (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 15004 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- libzvt-gnomeptyhelper-spoof(22496) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 17023 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=330907 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=317312 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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