Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-3259

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.
Published 2008-07-22 16:41:00
Updated 2017-08-08 01:31:43
Source MITRE
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Vulnerability category: Information leak

Products affected by CVE-2008-3259

Threat overview for CVE-2008-3259

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2008-3259
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 22
IPs affected by CVE-2008-3259 249,221
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3259

EPSS FAQ
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-3259

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
1.2
 LOW AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
1.9
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-3259

Vendor statements for CVE-2008-3259

  • Red Hat 2008-07-23
    Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of openssh as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.

References for CVE-2008-3259

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