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 program, which…

published January 22, 2001

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
25.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00337 · 25.7th percentile
Published
2001-01-22T05:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 JAN 05:00Z
    The default configuration of XFCE 3.5.1 bypasses the Xauthority access control mechanism with an "xhost + localhost" command in the xinitrc program, which…
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