VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-3259
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…
LOW 1.2EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.2 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- openbsd/openssh
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://openssh.com/security.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31179Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-5.1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30339
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020537
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2148
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43940
- http://openssh.com/security.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31179Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-5.1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30339
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020537
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2148
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43940
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.