VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2005-0579
CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-02-25
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
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.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Vendor Advisory