CVE catalog

CVE-2005-0023

vte: CVE-2005-0023

Severity: Low
Published: Oct 5, 2005, 9:02:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.89% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	vte	sid	`1:0.28.2-7`	vulnerable
Debian	vte	forky	`1:0.28.2-7`	vulnerable
Debian	vte	trixie	`1:0.28.2-7`	vulnerable
Debian	vte	bookworm	`1:0.28.2-6`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	vte	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[330907]
Debian	vte	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[330907]
Debian	vte	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[330907]
Debian	vte	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[330907]

[Debian bug #330907]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libvte9]Affected
Source package: [vte]
Details (2)
- 1:0.28.2-6+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · vte · debian · bookworm; dsa · vte · debian · 12
- 1:0.28.2-6+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · vte · debian · bookworm; dsa · vte · debian · 12
[libvte-common]Affected
Source package: [vte]
Details (2)
- 1:0.28.2-6 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · vte · debian · bookworm; dsa · vte · debian · 12
- 1:0.28.2-6 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · vte · debian · bookworm; dsa · vte · debian · 12
[libvte-dev]Affected
Source package: [vte]
Details (2)
- 1:0.28.2-6+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · vte · debian · bookworm; dsa · vte · debian · 12
- 1:0.28.2-6+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · vte · debian · bookworm; dsa · vte · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libvte9t64]Affected
Source package: [vte]
Details (2)
- 1:0.28.2-7 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · vte · debian · 13
- 1:0.28.2-7 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · vte · debian · 13
[libvte-common]Affected
Source package: [vte]
Details (2)
- 1:0.28.2-7 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · vte · debian · 13
- 1:0.28.2-7 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · vte · debian · 13
[libvte-dev]Affected
Source package: [vte]
Details (2)
- 1:0.28.2-7 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · vte · debian · 13
- 1:0.28.2-7 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · vte · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:33 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]