CVE-2005-0579
nxagent in FreeNX before 0.2.8 does not properly handle when the XAUTHORITY environment variable...
nxagent in FreeNX before 0.2.8 does not properly handle when the XAUTHORITY environment variable is not set, which allows local users to access the X server without X authentication.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
nxagent in FreeNX before 0.2.8 does not properly handle when the XAUTHORITY environment variable is not set, which allows local users to access the X server without X authentication.
- Record
CVE-2005-0579- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
nxagent in FreeNX before 0.2.8 does not properly handle when the XAUTHORITY environment variable is not set, which allows local users to access the X server without X authentication.
- Record
CVE-2005-0579- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0580 No score
nxagent in FreeNX before 0.2.8 does not properly handle when the XAUTHORITY environment variable is not set, which allows local users to access the X server without X authentication.
- Record
EUVD-2005-0580- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qx6r-cp2c-5gr3 No score
nxagent in FreeNX before 0.2.8 does not properly handle when the XAUTHORITY environment variable...
nxagent in FreeNX before 0.2.8 does not properly handle when the XAUTHORITY environment variable is not set, which allows local users to access the X server without X authentication.
- Record
GHSA-qx6r-cp2c-5gr3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-0579 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Freenx, published February 25, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.