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.
References
- ADV-2008-2148 vdb-entry
- 30339 vdb-entry
- openssh-x11forwarding-info-disclosure(43940) vdb-entry
- 31179 third-party-advisory
- http://openssh.com/security.html
- 1020537 vdb-entry
- http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-5.1