CVE-2005-0579 json
nxagent in FreeNX before 0.2.8 does not properly handle when the XAUTHORITY environment variable is not set, which allows local users to ac…
published 2005-02-25 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0580
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- linuxcompatible.org http://www.linuxcompatible.org/story42495.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- mail.kde.org http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/freenx-knx/2005-February/000734.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
-
linuxcompatible.org
/story42495.html
vendor-advisory, exploit
-
mail.kde.org
/pipermail/freenx-knx/2005-February/000734.html
mailing-list, exploit, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-0579
- NVD CVE-2005-0579
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