CVE-2000-1059

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

The default configuration of the Xsession file in Mandrake Linux 7.1 and 7.0 bypasses the Xauthority access control mechanism with an "xhost + localhost" command, which allows local users to sniff X Windows events and gain privileges.

The default configuration of the Xsession file in Mandrake Linux 7.1 and 7.0 bypasses the Xauthority access control mechanism with an "xhost + localhost" command, which allows local users to sniff X Windows events and gain privileges.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux

First reported 24 years ago

2000-12-11 05:00:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-10-10 01:29:00

Affected Software

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 7.0

7.0

MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 7.1

7.1

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