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CVE-2000-1060 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (The default configuration of XFCE 3.5.1 bypasses the Xauthor)

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.

CVE IDCVE-2000-1060
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score4.6
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2000-12-11
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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