PT-1997-1151 · X.Org Foundation · Server

Published 1997-07-01 · Updated 2008-09-09 · CVE-1999-0526

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions X server (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue arises when an X server's access control is disabled, for instance, through an "xhost +" command, allowing anyone to connect to the server.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0526

Affected Products

Server

References · 4

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/gather/x11_keyboard_spy.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/x11/open_x11.rb · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0526 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/704969 · Note