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CVE-2000-1059
published 2000-12-11

CVE-2000-1059: 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"…

PriorityP420high7.2CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCCICAC
EPSS
0.41%
32.5th percentile
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

2 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
mandrakesoftmandrake_linux
mandrakesoftmandrake_linux
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