CVE-2000-0217 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (The default configuration of SSH allows X forwarding, which)
The default configuration of SSH allows X forwarding, which could allow a remote attacker to control a client's X sessions via a malicious xauth program.
| CVE ID | CVE-2000-0217 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.1 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2000-02-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | The default configuration of SSH allows X forwarding, which could allow a remote attacker to control a client's X sessions via a malicious xauth program. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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