MEDIUM
openssh may set DISPLAY even if it's unable to listen on respective port
Published Mar 24, 2008
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
OpenSSH 4.3p2, and probably other versions, allows local users to hijack forwarded X connections by causing ssh to set DISPLAY to :10, even when another process is listening on the associated port, as demonstrated by opening TCP port 6010 (IPv4) and sniffing a cookie sent by Emacs.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
All openssh versions shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 include the patch for this issue. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 is affected by this issue.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.35% 0.00346
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00346
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 25.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 26.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00135) | 30.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 17.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (58)
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 24, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 24, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1483
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a