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CVE-2005-0579
nxagent in FreeNX before 0.2.8 does not properly handle when the XAUTHORITY environment variable is not set, which allows local users to…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.40%
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Description
nxagent in FreeNX before 0.2.8 does not properly handle when the XAUTHORITY environment variable is not set, which allows local users to access the X server without X authentication.
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)
- 0.40% · top 65% 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: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (2)
- [FreeNX-kNX] 20050217 Security: Serious bug in authority handling found and fixed (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2005:006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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