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xonix — security advisory
x11.c in xonix 1.4 and earlier uses the current working directory to find and execute the rmail program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the path to point to a malicious rmail program.
- Products
- xonix
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.4-21
- CVEs
- CVE-2004-0157
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:25 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
x11.c in xonix 1.4 and earlier uses the current working directory to find and execute the rmail program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the path to point to a malicious rmail program.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0157
xonix
Fixed versions: 1.4-21
xonix
Fixed versions: 1.4-21
xonix
Fixed versions: 1.4-21
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-21T15:47:34.087178242Z",
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"document_id": 393999,
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