CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
15.7%
OpenSSH is prone to a vulnerability that allows attackers to hijack
forwarded X connections.
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:openbsd:openssh";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.100584");
script_version("2023-07-28T16:09:07+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1483");
script_name("OpenSSH X Connections Session Hijacking Vulnerability");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-28 16:09:07 +0000 (Fri, 28 Jul 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-04-19 20:46:01 +0200 (Mon, 19 Apr 2010)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.9");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("General");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
script_dependencies("gb_openssh_consolidation.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("openssh/detected");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28444");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3137");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.openbsd.org/errata43.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-5.0");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=590180");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=463011");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492447");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ssh_advisory.asc");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-205.htm");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.globus.org/mail_archive/security-announce/2008/04/msg00000.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2374.html#Security_Updates_in_7.0_SP1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-237444-1");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successfully exploiting this issue may allow an attacker run arbitrary
shell commands with the privileges of the user running the affected application.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"OpenSSH is prone to a vulnerability that allows attackers to hijack
forwarded X connections.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"This issue affects OpenSSH 4.3p2. Other versions may also be affected.
NOTE: This issue affects the portable version of OpenSSH and may not
affect OpenSSH running on OpenBSD.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
if( isnull( port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
exit( 0 );
vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];
if( version_is_less( version:vers, test_version:"4.3p2" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"4.3p2", install_path:path );
security_message( port:port, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );
aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ssh_advisory.asc
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=463011
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=590180
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-237444-1
support.apple.com/kb/HT3137
support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2374.html#Security_Updates_in_7.0_SP1
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-205.htm
www.globus.org/mail_archive/security-announce/2008/04/msg00000.html
www.openbsd.org/errata41.html
www.openbsd.org/errata42.html
www.openbsd.org/errata43.html
www.openssh.com/txt/release-5.0
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492447
www.securityfocus.com/bid/28444