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CVE-2008-1483
OpenSSH 4.3p2, and probably other versions, allows local users to hijack forwarded X connections by causing ssh to set DISPLAY to :10,…
- 6.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.35%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 72% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.35% · top 72% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- ADV-2008-1123 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2374.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-1576 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 29554 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1526 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-205.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1630 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- [security-announce] 20080403 Globus Security Advisory 2008-01: GSI-OpenSSH vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 29686 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-09-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 31531 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SSA:2008-095-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ssh_advisory.asc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- HPSBUX02337 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- openssh-sshd-session-hijacking(41438) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- USN-597-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 1019235 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=463011 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- TA08-260A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2397 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1624 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2584 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 30249 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20130220 OpenSSH Forwarded X Connection Session Hijack Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOx_transferred
- 29735 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29683 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30361 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31882 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:009 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 29721 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2396 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 29522 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30086 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29939 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30347 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6085 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0994 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1019707 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 237444 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:078 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=590180&group_id=69227 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 29676 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29873 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29537 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29626 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20080325 rPSA-2008-0120-1 gnome-ssh-askpass openssh openssh-client openssh-server (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0120 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1448 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 30230 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28444 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-200804-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- FreeBSD-SA-08:05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1124 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-1485 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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