CVE-2008-1483 Security feature bypass in n/a
Local attackers can hijack forwarded X connections by spoofing the DISPLAY variable, allowing them to sniff sensitive data from X11 sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-1483?
CVE-2008-1483 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenSSH, published on 24 Mar 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenSSH 4.3p2, and probably other versions, allows local users to hijack forwarded X connections by causing ssh to set DISPLAY to :10, even when another process is listening on the associated port, as demonstrated by opening TCP port 6010 (IPv4) and sniffing a cookie sent by Emacs.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1483?
It affects 1 product.
Products include OpenSSH.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1483?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2008-1483 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1483 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in OpenSSH
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1483, GHSA-m4xr-866g-83x6.