CVE-2008-1293

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-04-29 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

ldm in Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) 0.99 and 2 passes the -ac option to the X server on each LTSP client, which allows remote attackers to connect to this server via TCP port 6006 (aka display :6).

Affected products

Ltsp Linux Terminal Server Project: 0.99, 2

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469462
http://secunia.com/advisories/29959
http://secunia.com/advisories/30099
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1561
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/03/11/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/03/12/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28960
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019940
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42080
https://usn.ubuntu.com/610-1/
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469462
http://secunia.com/advisories/29959

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