CVE-2008-1483

OpenSSH 4.3p2, and probably other versions, allows local users to hijack forwarded X connections by causing ssh to set DISPLAY to :10, even when another process is listening on the associated port, as demonstrated by opening TCP port 6010 (IPv4) and sniffing a cookie sent by Emacs.

CVE ID:

CVE-2008-1483

Published:

2008-03-24

Modified:

2026-04-23

CVSS Score:

6.9

Severity:

MEDIUM

Vector:

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C