CVE-2004-0157 - x11.c in xonix 1.4 and earlier uses the current working directory to find and execute the rmail prog

CVE-2004-0157

Summary

x11.c in xonix 1.4 and earlier uses the current working directory to find and execute the rmail program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the path to point to a malicious rmail program.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/11382
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009789
http://shellcode.org/Advisories/XONIX.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-484
http://www.osvdb.org/5358
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10149
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15873

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:xonix:xonix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xonix:xonix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	4.6 (as of 11-07-2017 - 01:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
LOCAL	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
PARTIAL	PARTIAL	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

refmap via4

bid	10149
debian	DSA-484
misc	http://shellcode.org/Advisories/XONIX.txt
osvdb	5358
sectrack	1009789
secunia	11382
xf	xonix-privilege-dropping(15873)

Last major update

11-07-2017 - 01:29

Published

01-06-2004 - 04:00

Last modified

11-07-2017 - 01:29