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.
References
- 20001002 Local vulnerability in XFCE 3.5.1 mailing-list
- 1736 vdb-entry
- xinitrc-bypass-xauthority(5305) vdb-entry