MEDIUM
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
Published Feb 27, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
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.
Affected products
No data.
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.
0.40% 0.00404
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00404
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 | 0.40% (0.00404) | 32.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00404) | 31.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00095) | 24.50th | 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 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/freenx-knx/2005-February/000734.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.linuxcompatible.org/story42495.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEExploitVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/freenx-knx/2005-February/000734.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.linuxcompatible.org/story42495.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEExploitVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 27, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 27, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0579
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a