CVE-2008-3259

LOW
CVSS v3
1.2CVSS v2
0.03% EPSS (exploit probability)
CWE-200CWE

Description

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.

Affected routers (0)

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