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CVE-2008-3259

LOW CVSS: 1.2 Published: 2008-07-22 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

OpenSSH before 5.1 sets the SO_REUSEADDR socket option when the X11UseLocalhost configuration setting is disabled, which allows local users on some platforms to hijack the X11 forwarding port via a bind to a single IP address, as demonstrated on the HP-UX platform.

Affected Platforms

Openbsd Openssh

Weakness Type

CWE-200

References