MEDIUM
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 Apr 17, 2004
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.42%
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 malicious rmail program.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.42% 0.00422
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00422
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00422) | 34.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00422) | 33.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 22.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 74.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 53.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11382 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1009789 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://shellcode.org/Advisories/XONIX.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-484 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/5358 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10149 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15873 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11382 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1009789 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://shellcode.org/Advisories/XONIX.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-484 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/5358 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10149 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15873 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 17, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 13, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0157
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a