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CVE-2004-0157
x11.c in xonix 1.4 and earlier uses the current working directory to find and execute the rmail program, which allows local users to…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.42%
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- mitre
Description
x11.c in xonix 1.4 and earlier uses the current working directory to find and execute the rmail program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the path to point to a malicious rmail program.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.42% · top 63% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- 1009789 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://shellcode.org/Advisories/XONIX.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 10149 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-484 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- xonix-privilege-dropping(15873) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 5358 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 11382 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .