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CVE-2008-3259

LOW · CVSS 1.2 EPSS 0.33%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-07-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2008-3259
Severity
LOW
CVSS
1.2
EPSS
0.33%

Original NVD Description

OpenSSH before 5.1 sets the SO_REUSEADDR socket option when the X11UseLocalhost configuration setting is disabled, which allows local users on some platforms to hijack the X11 forwarding port via a bind to a single IP address, as demonstrated on the HP-UX platform.