VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-0419
XDM in XFree86 opens a chooserFd TCP socket even when DisplayManager.requestPort is 0, which could allow remote attackers to connect to the port, in violation of the intended restrictions.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.48%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
XDM in XFree86 opens a chooserFd TCP socket even when DisplayManager.requestPort is 0, which could allow remote attackers to connect to the port, in violation of the intended restrictions.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.48% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- x.org/x11r6 · xfree86 project/xdm · gentoo/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.xfree86.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1376
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12019
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010306
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-001.shtml
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-05.xmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:073Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#xdm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-478.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10423Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=124900
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16264
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10161
- http://bugs.xfree86.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1376
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12019
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010306
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-001.shtml
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-05.xmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:073Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#xdm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-478.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10423Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=124900
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16264
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10161
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.