CVE-2000-1169

Description

OpenSSH SSH client before 2.3.0 does not properly disable X11 or agent forwarding, which could allow a malicious SSH server to gain access to the X11 display and sniff X11 events, or gain access to the ssh-agent.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.84% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com Vendor Advisory suse.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-068.php3	vendor advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-security-announce/2000-Nov/0004.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-111.html	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0195.html	mailing list patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5517	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001118	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0217.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1949	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000345	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/6248	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/2114	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-1169?: CVE-2000-1169 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-1169?: To fix CVE-2000-1169, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2000-1169 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-1169 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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