xterm on Slackware Linux 10.2 stores information that had been displayed for a different user account using the same xterm process, which might allow local users to bypass file permissions and read other users' files, or obtain other sensitive information, by reading the xterm process memory
Published Feb 7, 2007
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.46%
Description
xterm on Slackware Linux 10.2 stores information that had been displayed for a different user account using the same xterm process, which might allow local users to bypass file permissions and read other users' files, or obtain other sensitive information, by reading the xterm process memory. NOTE: it could be argued that this is an expected consequence of multiple users sharing the same interactive process, in which case this is not a vulnerability.
Affected products
No data.
- 10.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat does not consider this issue to be a security vulnerability. It is correct and expected behavior for xterm not to zero-fill its scrollback buffer upon reception of terminal clear excape sequence.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.46% (0.00459) | 37.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00437) | 34.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 11.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-02/0012.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://gotfault.wordpress.com/2007/02/01/a-funny-case/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://osvdb.org/33651 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0823 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0823
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0823
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-02/0012.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://gotfault.wordpress.com/2007/02/01/a-funny-case/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://osvdb.org/33651 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0823 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0823 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0823 |
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