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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 HP-UX platform.

Published

2008-07-22T16:41:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 1.2 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application openbsd openssh ≤ 5.0 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.2.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.2.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.2.3 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.2.27 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.3 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.5 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.5.7 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 1.5.8 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.1.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.3 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.3.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.5 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.5.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.5.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.9 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.9.9 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.9.9p2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.9p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 2.9p2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.0 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.0.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.0.1p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.0.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.0.2p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.0p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.1p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.2.2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.2.2p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.2.3p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.3 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.3p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.4 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.4p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.5 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.5p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.6 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.6.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.6.1p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.6.1p2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.7 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.7.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.7.1p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.7.1p2 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.8 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.8.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.8.1p1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.9 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.9.1 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 3.9.1p1 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
Application openbsd openssh 4.6 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.7 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.8 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 4.9 Yes
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