Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-1060 (CCN-5305)

Assigned:2000-09-29
Published:2000-09-29
Updated:2018-05-03
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: CCN
Type: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-00:65
xfce allows local X session compromise

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Sep 29 2000 - 18:27:07 CDT
Mandrake 7.1 bypasses Xauthority X session security

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20001002 Local vulnerability in XFCE 3.5.1

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Oct 02 2000 - 19:14:13 CDT
Local vulnerability in XFCE 3.5.1

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-1059

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-1060

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1581
Mandrake Xsession Default Config Local Xauthority Bypass

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1582
Xfce xinitrc Default Config Local Xauthority Bypass

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1735
Mandrake X session Local Xauthority Bypass Vulnerability

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
1736

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1736
XFCE 3.5.1 Local Xauthority Bypass Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: XFCE - Xfce Desktop Environment Web site
XFCE

Source: CCN
Type: MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2000:052
xinitrc

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
xinitrc-bypass-xauthority(5305)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
xinitrc-bypass-xauthority(5305)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:xfree86_project:xfce:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    xfree86_project xfce 3.5.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.1