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CVE-2004-2215
RXVT-Unicode 3.4 and 3.5 does not properly close file descriptors, which allows local users to access the terminals of other users and…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.34%
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Description
RXVT-Unicode 3.4 and 3.5 does not properly close file descriptors, which allows local users to access the terminals of other users and possibly gain privileges.
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)
- 0.34% · top 72% 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: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 10959 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- rxvt-unicode-open-file-handler(17000) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/Changes?view=markup (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 12299 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 8710 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- 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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