CVE-2000-1060

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.6
Exploit probability—
ProductXfree86 Project Xfce
PublishedDec 11, 2000
First seenDec 11, 2000

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
xfree86_project xfce3.5.1—

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