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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in OpenBSD 3.x (Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component XFree86 xdm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The bug was discovered 05/27/2004. The weakness was published 05/30/2004 by Steve Rumble (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.xfree86.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0419 since 04/16/2004. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14171 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : XFree86 (MDKSA-2004:073)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115264 (Red Hat X-Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ftp.openbsd.org. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16264) and Tenable (14171). Further details are available at securiteam.com.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 14171
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : XFree86 (MDKSA-2004:073)
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OpenVAS ID: 52442
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: xorg-clients
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Patch: ftp.openbsd.org
Timeline
04/16/2004 🔍05/19/2004 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: bugs.xfree86.orgResearcher: Steve Rumble
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0419 (🔍)
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X-Force: 16264 - xdm open socket allows access, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1010308
Vulnerability Center: 9118 - ZFree86 ZDM chooserFd TCP Socket on Various Ports Enables Remote Connections, High
SecurityFocus: 10423 - XFree86 XDM RequestPort Random Open TCP Socket Vulnerability
Secunia: 11723 - OpenBSD XFree86 xdm Unintended Query Listening Security Issue, Less Critical
OSVDB: 6502 - OpenBSD XFree86 xdm Random TCP Port Listening
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Entry
Created: 06/01/2004 12:39Updated: 06/28/2019 14:14
Changes: 06/01/2004 12:39 (99), 06/28/2019 14:14 (1)
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