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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…
High7.5EPSS 2.5%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
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.
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)
- 2.5% · top 15% of all CVEs (3 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
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- affected n/a
References (12)
- 12019 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- xdm-socket-gain-access(16264) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://bugs.xfree86.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1376 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:073 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10161 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- GLSA-200407-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- P-001 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=124900 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 10423 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1010306 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20040526 008: SECURITY FIX: May 26, 2004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:478 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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