CVE-2004-2215

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Published Jul 17, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:marc_lehmann:rxvt-unicode:3.5:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2207	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.340% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/Changes?view=markup
http://secunia.com/advisories/12299
http://www.osvdb.org/8710
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10959
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17000

History

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Subscriptions

Marc Lehmann Rxvt-unicode

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:22 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 17, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:22 AM
Reserved: Jul 17, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

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