The default configuration of the Xsession file in Mandrake Linux 7.1 and 7.0 bypasses the Xauthority access control mechanism with an "xhost + localhost" command, which allows local users to sniff X Windows events and gain privileges.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2001-01-22T05:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-08T05:45:36.176Z
Reserved: 2000-11-29T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2000-1059
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2000-12-11T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2017-10-10T01:29:28.093
Link: CVE-2000-1059
Redhat
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