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CVE-2004-0419

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2004-06-28	XFree86 opens a chooserFd TCP socket even when DisplayManager.requestPort is 0

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CVE-2004-0419 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2004-0419
Phase	Assigned(20040416)

Description

XDM in XFree86 opens a chooserFd TCP socket even when DisplayManager.requestPort is 0, which could allow remote attackers to connect to the port, in violation of the intended restrictions.

References

Source	Reference
CONFIRM	http://bugs.xfree86.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1376
CONFIRM	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=124900
GENTOO	GLSA-200407-05
MANDRAKE	MDKSA-2004:073
OPENBSD	20040526 008: SECURITY FIX: May 26, 2004
REDHAT	RHSA-2004:478
CIAC	P-001
BID	10423
OVAL	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10161
SECTRACK	1010306
SECUNIA	12019
XF	xdm-socket-gain-access(16264)