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CVE-2007-4752

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2007-09-12 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

ssh in OpenSSH before 4.7 does not properly handle when an untrusted cookie cannot be created and uses a trusted X11 cookie instead, which allows attackers to violate intended policy and gain privileges by causing an X client to be treated as trusted.

Affected Platforms

Openbsd Openssh

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References