CVEvulnerability
CVE-2000-1059
7.2 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2000-12-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.0
• mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.1
References
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-052.php3 www.linux-mandrake.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/136495 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1735 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5305 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-052.php3 www.linux-mandrake.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/136495 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1735 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5305 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com