Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades.
http://bugs.xfree86.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1376
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=124900 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/ff00f2ce-c54c-11d8-b708-00061bc2ad93.html
Insight
The following package is affected: xorg-clients
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 port, in violation of the intended restrictions.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2004-0419 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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