From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Mon Aug 16 2004 - 09:06:09 CDT

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TITLE:
Rxvt-unicode Arbitrary Terminal Window Access Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA12299

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12299/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Manipulation of data, Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
rxvt-unicode 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/3791/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in rxvt-unicode, which potentially
can be exploited by malicious, local users to manipulate or access
sensitive information.

The problem is that rxvt-unicode keeps open file handlers to other
terminal windows when spawning children. This may potentially allow
access to arbitrary terminal windows.

This vulnerability affects versions prior to 3.6.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 3.6 or later.
http://dist.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.

OTHER REFERENCES:
OSVDB:
http://www.osvdb.org/8710

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