CVE-2004-2215
RXVT-Unicode 3.4 and 3.5 does not properly close file descriptors, which allows local users to access the terminals of other users and possibly gain privileges.
02 Description
RXVT-Unicode 3.4 and 3.5 does not properly close file descriptors, which allows local users to access the terminals of other users and possibly gain privileges.
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
- 0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 27.2% 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
- 2005-07-17 04:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 01:22Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-07-17
- 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
- 346ff6f5d902bfb6d684eb1f9b78bcd7ecb923c27b22b525e95756a51bd10d53
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com10959http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10959
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comrxvt-unicode-open-file-handler(17000)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17000
- cvs.schmorp.dehttp://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/Changes?view=markup
- secunia.com12299http://secunia.com/advisories/12299
- www.osvdb.org8710http://www.osvdb.org/8710
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- rxvt-unicode Fixed in 3.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- rxvt-unicode Fixed in 3.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- rxvt-unicode Fixed in 3.8-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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