CVE-2016-1908
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1908
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-1908.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-1908
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-04-11T18:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:27Z
- Severity
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- 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The client in OpenSSH before 7.2 mishandles failed cookie generation for untrusted X11 forwarding and relies on the local X11 server for access-control decisions, which allows remote X11 clients to trigger a fallback and obtain trusted X11 forwarding privileges by leveraging configuration issues on this X11 server, as demonstrated by lack of the SECURITY extension on this X11 server.
- References
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- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/15/13
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0465.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0741.html
- http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84427
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034705
- https://anongit.mindrot.org/openssh.git/commit/?id=ed4ce82dbfa8a3a3c8ea6fa0db113c71e234416c
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1298741
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-18
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf