OpenSSH 4.3p2, and probably other versions, allows local users to hijack forwarded X connections by causing ssh to set DISPLAY to :10,…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.35% · top 72% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-264 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (53)

• ADV-2008-1123 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2374.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1576 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 29554 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1526 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-205.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1630 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• [security-announce] 20080403 Globus Security Advisory 2008-01: GSI-OpenSSH vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 29686 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2008-09-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 31531 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SSA:2008-095-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ssh_advisory.asc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• HPSBUX02337 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• openssh-sshd-session-hijacking(41438) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• USN-597-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 1019235 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=463011 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• TA08-260A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2397 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1624 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2584 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 30249 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20130220 OpenSSH Forwarded X Connection Session Hijack Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOx_transferred
• 29735 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29683 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 30361 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31882 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2008:009 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 29721 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2396 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 29522 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 30086 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29939 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 30347 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6085 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• ADV-2008-0994 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 1019707 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 237444 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:078 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=590180&group_id=69227 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 29676 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29873 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29537 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29626 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20080325 rPSA-2008-0120-1 gnome-ssh-askpass openssh openssh-client openssh-server (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0120 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1448 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 30230 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 28444 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• GLSA-200804-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• FreeBSD-SA-08:05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1124 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 08:24 UTC.