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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 attacker

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.02796
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

3
x.org x11r6all versions
xfree86 project xdmall versions
gentoo linuxall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

8
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalLinux Reverse Shell Indicator
producthighCommunication To LocaltoNet Tunneling Service Initiated - Linux
producthighPotentially Suspicious Malware Callback Communication - Linux
producthighLinux Crypto Mining Pool Connections
producthighCommunication To Ngrok Tunneling Service - Linux
producthighLinux Crypto Mining Indicators
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD18 Aug 2004 · 04:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

1
rhsaRHSA-2004:478Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugs.xfree86.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1376
http://secunia.com/advisories/12019
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010306
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-001.shtml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-05.xmlVendor Advisory
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:073PatchVendor Advisory
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