PT-2008-4675 · Openssh+1 · Openssh+1

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Published

2008-07-22

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Updated

2024-07-08

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CVE-2008-3259

CVSS v2.0

1.2

Low

VectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: OpenSSH versions prior to 5.1
Description: The issue allows local users on some platforms to hijack the X11 forwarding port via a bind to a single IP address when the X11UseLocalhost configuration setting is disabled. This has been demonstrated on the HP-UX platform.
Recommendations: For versions prior to 5.1, consider enabling the X11UseLocalhost configuration setting to prevent local users from hijacking the X11 forwarding port.

Exploit

Fix

Information Disclosure

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2024-3921
ALT-PU-2024-4077
ALT-PU-2024-4467
ALT-PU-2024-9513
CVE-2008-3259

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Openssh