Vulnerability in Xonix
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 malicious rmail program.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- shellcode.org/Advisories/XONIX.txt
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/10149 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-484 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15873 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/5358 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/11382 (third-party-advisory)