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CVE-2008-3259 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://openssh.com/security.html CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31179 CVEVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43940 CVE
http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-5.1 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30339 CVE

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
openbsd openssh
<= 5.0
1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9.9p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3259
NVD Published Date:
Jul 22, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]