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CVE-2008-3259

LOW · CVSS 1.2EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
1.2 (v2.0)
Severity
LOW
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200
EPSS score
0.3% (26th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-3247)
Published
July 22, 2008
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3247 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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