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CVE-2004-0157

Published

19 years ago

Last Modified

6 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

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x11.c in xonix 1.4 and earlier uses the current working directory to find and execute the rmail program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the path to point to a malicious rmail program..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity: Medium
Base Score: 4.6/10
Exploit Score: 3.9/10
Access Vector: Local
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication Required: None
Impact Score: 6.4/10
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial

Products Affected

CPE	Affected	Vulnerable	Excluding	Edit
cpe:2.3:a:xonix:xonix::::::::	Yes	-	-

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-484
http://shellcode.org/Advisories/XONIX.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10149
http://www.osvdb.org/5358
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009789
http://secunia.com/advisories/11382
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15873