CVE-2006-0126
N/A
Published: January 9, 2006 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRxvt Unicode
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
rxvt-unicode before 6.3, on certain platforms that use openpty and non-Unix pty devices such as Linux and most BSD platforms, does not maintain the intended permissions of tty devices, which allows local users to gain read and write access to the devices.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 6.2
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/18301VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0052Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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