4.6med
CVE-2000-1060
The default configuration of XFCE 3.5.1 bypasses the Xauthority access control mechanism with an "xhost + localhost" command in the xinitrc…
Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 27%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
- archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0022.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/1736 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/5305 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2000-1060
- NVD: CVE-2000-1060
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