PT-2000-1979 · Apple · Ical

Published 2000-12-11 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2000-1071

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 iCal version 2.1 Patch 2

Description The issue concerns the GUI installation of the affected software, which disables access control for the X server by executing an "xhost +" command. This allows remote attackers to monitor X Windows events and potentially gain privileges.

Recommendations For iCal version 2.1 Patch 2, consider restricting access to the X server as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Avoid using the "xhost +" command to prevent disabling access control for the X server.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-1071

Affected Products

Ical

References · 5

• 🔥 http://atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a100900-1.txt · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1071 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/7213 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1767 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5752 · Note