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CVE-2004-2655
rdesktop 1.3.1 with xscreensaver 4.14, and possibly other versions, when running on Fedora and possibly other platforms, does not release…
- 5.4MediumCVSS base score
- 2.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 16% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.4 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
16
- http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/changelog.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-107.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.os.linux.security/2004-08/0018.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2006:023 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:071 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 20782 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0498 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10096 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=188149 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 22080 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20456 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1016151 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 17471 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-269-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 1016150 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20226 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2004-2645 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2004-2655)Record last updated .