CVE-2000-1060

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

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References

Timeline

Published: Dec 11, 2000
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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