MEDIUM
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
Published Jul 17, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 3.4
- 3.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
0.34% 0.00340
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00340
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00340) | 25.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00340) | 25.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 20.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/Changes?view=markup x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12299 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/8710 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10959 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17000 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/Changes?view=markup | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12299 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/8710 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10959 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17000 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 17, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 17, 2005
Link CVE-2004-2215
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a