ssh in OpenSSH before 4.7 does not properly handle when an untrusted cookie cannot be created and uses a trusted X11 cookie instead, which allows attackers to violate intended policy and gain privileges by causing an X client to be treated as trusted.
2007-09-12T01:17:00.000
2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Application | openbsd | openssh | ≤ 4.6 | Yes |
Application | openbsd | openssh | 4.0 | Yes |
Application | openbsd | openssh | 4.0p1 | Yes |
Application | openbsd | openssh | 4.1 | Yes |
Application | openbsd | openssh | 4.1p1 | Yes |
Application | openbsd | openssh | 4.2 | Yes |
Application | openbsd | openssh | 4.2p1 | Yes |
Application | openbsd | openssh | 4.3 | Yes |
Application | openbsd | openssh | 4.3p1 | Yes |
Application | openbsd | openssh | 4.3p2 | Yes |
Application | openbsd | openssh | 4.4 | Yes |
Application | openbsd | openssh | 4.4p1 | Yes |
Application | openbsd | openssh | 4.5 | Yes |