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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2004-0419 json

XDM in XFree86 opens a chooserFd TCP socket even when DisplayManager.requestPort is 0, which could allow remote attackers to connect to the…

published 2004-06-03 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0418

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.5%
EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • XFree86 RHEL 3 4.3.0-69.EL
  • XFree86-sdk RHEL 3 4.3.0-69.EL
  • XFree86-twm RHEL 3 4.3.0-69.EL
  • XFree86-xdm RHEL 3 4.3.0-69.EL
  • XFree86-xfs RHEL 3 4.3.0-69.EL
  • XFree86-libs RHEL 3 4.3.0-69.EL
  • XFree86-Xvfb RHEL 3 4.3.0-69.EL
  • XFree86-tools RHEL 3 4.3.0-69.EL

red hat advisories RHSA-2004:478

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2004-0419 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 XFree86 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-sdk 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-twm 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-libs 4.3.0-69.EL, +22 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 XFree86 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-sdk 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-twm 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-libs 4.3.0-69.EL, +22 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 XFree86 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-sdk 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-twm 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-libs 4.3.0-69.EL, +22 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 XFree86 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-sdk 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-twm 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-xdm 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-xfs 4.3.0-69.EL, XFree86-libs 4.3.0-69.EL, +22 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:478

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Exploit prediction

2.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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