VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-1483
OpenSSH 4.3p2, and probably other versions, allows local users to hijack forwarded X connections by causing ssh to set DISPLAY to :10, even when another process is listening on the associated port, as demonstrated by opening TCP port 6010 (IPv4) and…
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
OpenSSH 4.3p2, and probably other versions, allows local users to hijack forwarded X connections by causing ssh to set DISPLAY to :10, even when another process is listening on the associated port, as demonstrated by opening TCP port 6010 (IPv4) and sniffing a cookie sent by Emacs.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- openbsd/openssh
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-005.txt.asc
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ssh_advisory.asc
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=463011
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01462841
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29522Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29537Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29554Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29626Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29676Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29683Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29686Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29721Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29735Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29873Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29939Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30086Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30230Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30249Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30347
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30361Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31531Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31882Vendor Advisory
- http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:05.openssh.asc
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=590180&group_id=69227
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237444-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1019235.1-1
- http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2374.html
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-205.htm
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.