The default configuration of XFCE 3.5.1 bypasses the Xauthority access control mechanism with an "xhost + localhost" command in the xinitrc program, which allows local users to sniff X Windows traffic and gain privileges.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-01-22T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:45:36.365Z

Reserved: 2000-11-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2000-1060

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-12-11T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2018-05-03T01:29:10.117

Link: CVE-2000-1060

cve-icon Redhat

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