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CVE-2000-1059
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
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..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- High
- Base Score
- 7.2/10
- Exploit Score
- 3.9/10
- Access Vector
- Local
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 10/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Complete
- Availability Impact
- Complete
- Integrity Impact
- Complete
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |