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CVE-2000-1060
Published: Jan 22, 2001
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20001002 Local vulnerability in XFCE 3.5.1
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
1736
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
xinitrc-bypass-xauthority(5305)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
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