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TI-2005-00530 Aliases CVE-2005-0579GHSA-qx6r-cp2c-5gr3

nxagent in FreeNX before 0.2.8 does not properly handle when the XAUTHORITY environment…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00404 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freenx:freenx:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.0VulnerableFreenx
cpe:2.3:a:freenx:freenx:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.1VulnerableFreenx
cpe:2.3:a:freenx:freenx:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.2VulnerableFreenx
cpe:2.3:a:freenx:freenx:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.3VulnerableFreenx
cpe:2.3:a:freenx:freenx:0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.4VulnerableFreenx
cpe:2.3:a:freenx:freenx:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.5VulnerableFreenx
cpe:2.3:a:freenx:freenx:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.6VulnerableFreenx
cpe:2.3:a:freenx:freenx:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.7VulnerableFreenx
  • cpe:2.3:a:freenx:freenx:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.0 Vulnerable ·Freenx
  • cpe:2.3:a:freenx:freenx:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.1 Vulnerable ·Freenx
  • cpe:2.3:a:freenx:freenx:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.2 Vulnerable ·Freenx
  • cpe:2.3:a:freenx:freenx:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.3 Vulnerable ·Freenx
  • cpe:2.3:a:freenx:freenx:0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.4 Vulnerable ·Freenx
  • cpe:2.3:a:freenx:freenx:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.5 Vulnerable ·Freenx
  • cpe:2.3:a:freenx:freenx:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.6 Vulnerable ·Freenx
  • cpe:2.3:a:freenx:freenx:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.7 Vulnerable ·Freenx

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0579
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qx6r-cp2c-5gr3

References

Exploit 2

Sources

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