CVE-2008-3259
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 22, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 22, 2008
Description
OpenSSH before 5.1 sets the SO_REUSEADDR socket option when the X11UseLocalhost configuration setting is disabled, which allows local users on some platforms to hijack the X11 forwarding port via a bind to a single IP address, as demonstrated on the HP-UX platform.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- ADV-2008-2148vdb-entry
- 30339vdb-entry
- openssh-x11forwarding-info-disclosure(43940)vdb-entry
- 31179third-party-advisory
- http://openssh.com/security.html
- 1020537vdb-entry
- http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-5.1
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