CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2004-2215

MEDIUM
4.6
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
rxvt-unicodeDebian
Fixed in:3.8-1CVE-2004-2215
Fixed in:3.8-1CVE-2004-2215
Fixed in:3.8-1CVE-2004-2215
Fixed in:3.8-1CVE-2004-2215

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days
26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

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