# CVE-2004-0419: XDM in XFree86 opens a chooserFd TCP socket even when DisplayManager.requestPort is 0, which could allow remote attackers to connect to the

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-06-03 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/12019
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16264
- http://bugs.xfree86.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1376
- http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:073
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10161
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-05.xml
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-001.shtml
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=124900
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10423
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010306
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#xdm
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-478.html

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