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 ID | CVE-2000-1060 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 4.6 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2000-12-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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