CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-1169

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

OpenSSH SSH client before 2.3.0 does not properly disable X11 or agent forwarding, which could allow a malicious SSH server to gain access to the X11 display and sniff X11 events, or gain access to the ssh-agent.

Risk Assessment

A malicious SSH server could gain access to sensitive user data, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade the OpenSSH client to version 2.3.0 or later to eliminate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

OpenSSH SSH client before 2.3.0 does not properly disable X11 or agent forwarding, which could allow a malicious SSH server to gain access to the X11 display and sniff X11 events, or gain access to the ssh-agent.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS