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CVE-2004-0390
SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 through 5.0.7 only supports Xauthority style access control when users log in using scologin, which allows remote…
High7.5EPSS 2.6%
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- mitre
Description
SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 through 5.0.7 only supports Xauthority style access control when users log in using scologin, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to an X session via other X login methods.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- openserver-x-session-insecure(16113) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20040510 OpenServer 5.0.5 OpenServer 5.0.6 OpenServer 5.0.7 : X sessions which are not started by scologin cannot use the X authorization protocol (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- SCOSA-2004.5 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCOx_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)
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