CVE-2004-0419

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.80% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory mandrakesecure.net Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory openbsd.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/12019	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16264	vdb entry
http://bugs.xfree86.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1376
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:073	patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10161	vdb entry signature
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-05.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-001.shtml	third party advisory government resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=124900
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10423	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010306	vdb entry
http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#xdm	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-478.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0419?: CVE-2004-0419 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0419?: To fix CVE-2004-0419, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0419 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0419 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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