VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2000-1060

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2000-12-11
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

The default configuration of XFCE 3.5.1 bypasses the Xauthority access control mechanism with an "xhost + localhost" command in the xinitrc program, which allows local users to sniff X Windows traffic and gain privileges.

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