5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2004-2655
rdesktop xscreensaver Keystroke Injection Vulnerability
Description

rdesktop 1.3.1 with xscreensaver 4.14, and possibly other versions, when running on Fedora and possibly other platforms, does not release the keyboard focus when xscreensaver starts, which causes the password to be entered into the active window when the user unlocks the screen.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2004, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2004-2655 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Xscreensaver xscreensaver
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2004-2655.

URL Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060602-01-U.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/20226
http://secunia.com/advisories/20456
http://secunia.com/advisories/20782
http://secunia.com/advisories/22080
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016150
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016151
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-107.htm
http://www.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.os.linux.security/2004-08/0018.html
http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/changelog.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:071
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_23_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0498.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17471 Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=188149
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10096
https://usn.ubuntu.com/269-1/
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060602-01-U.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/20226
http://secunia.com/advisories/20456
http://secunia.com/advisories/20782
http://secunia.com/advisories/22080
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016150
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016151
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-107.htm
http://www.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.os.linux.security/2004-08/0018.html
http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/changelog.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:071
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_23_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0498.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17471 Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=188149
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10096
https://usn.ubuntu.com/269-1/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2004-2655 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2004-2655 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-269-1 [Patch]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/269-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10096 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10096 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 01, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2004-2655 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2004-2655 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.20 }} -0.15%

score

0.83183

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability