VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-1059
The default configuration of the Xsession file in Mandrake Linux 7.1 and 7.0 bypasses the Xauthority access control mechanism with an "xhost + localhost" command, which allows local users to sniff X Windows events and gain privileges.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The default configuration of the Xsession file in Mandrake Linux 7.1 and 7.0 bypasses the Xauthority access control mechanism with an "xhost + localhost" command, which allows local users to sniff X Windows events and gain privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mandrakesoft/mandrake linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-052.php3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/136495
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1735Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5305
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-052.php3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/136495
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1735Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5305
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.