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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DSA-1576-1 | New openssh packages fix predictable randomness |
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EUVD-2008-1485 | 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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USN-597-1 | OpenSSH vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.118Z
Reserved: 2008-03-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-1483

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-03-24T23:44:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-1483


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