CVE-2004-0157
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 36.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-04-17 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:10Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2004-02-13
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8099ad3bec31783bd529bce3becbb73c08ce1eaab3badf893c3c7e08e1f0a05c
05 Affected products
06 References
- securitytracker.com1009789http://securitytracker.com/id?1009789
- shellcode.orghttp://shellcode.org/Advisories/XONIX.txt
- www.securityfocus.com10149http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10149
- www.debian.orgDSA-484http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-484
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comxonix-privilege-dropping(15873)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15873
- www.osvdb.org5358http://www.osvdb.org/5358
- secunia.com11382http://secunia.com/advisories/11382
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- xonix Fixed in 1.4-21
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- xonix Fixed in 1.4-21
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- xonix Fixed in 1.4-21
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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