CVE-2005-0579

N/A Unknown
Published: February 25, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/freenx-knx/2005-February/000734.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.linuxcompatible.org/story42495.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/freenx-knx/2005-February/000734.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.linuxcompatible.org/story42495.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
26th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

freenx