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.
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Published : 2008-03-24 23:44
Updated : 2018-10-11 20:35
NVD link : CVE-2008-1483
Mitre link : CVE-2008-1483
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-1483
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Products Affected
openbsd
- openssh
CWE
CWE-264
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