6.6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
The default configuration of XFCE 3.5.1 bypasses the Xauthority access control mechanism with an βxhost + localhostβ command in the xinitrc program, which allows local users to sniff X Windows traffic and gain privileges.
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0022.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/1736
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5305