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CVE-2008-3259: openbsd openssh

CVSS: 1.2v2.0LowModified
Published 22-07-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3259 is a low (CVSS 1.2) vulnerability in openbsd openssh. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
5/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
1.2/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.33%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-07-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

24%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.33% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.33%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Openbsd1 product
  • openssh≤ 5.0 | 1.2 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 1.2.3 | 1.2.27 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5.7 | 1.5.8 | 2.1 | 2.1.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3.1 | 2.5 | 2.5.1 | 2.5.2 | 2.9 | 2.9.9 | 2.9.9p2 | 2.9p1 | 2.9p2 | 3.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.1p1 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.2p1 | 3.0p1 | 3.1 | 3.1p1 | 3.2 | 3.2.2 | 3.2.2p1 | 3.2.3p1 | 3.3 | 3.3p1 | 3.4 | 3.4p1 | 3.5 | 3.5p1 | 3.6 | 3.6.1 | 3.6.1p1 | 3.6.1p2 | 3.7 | 3.7.1 | 3.7.1p1 | 3.7.1p2 | 3.8 | 3.8.1 | 3.8.1p1 | 3.9 | 3.9.1 | 3.9.1p1 | 4.0 | 4.0p1 | 4.1 | 4.1p1 | 4.2 | 4.2p1 | 4.3 | 4.3p1 | 4.3p2 | 4.4 | 4.4p1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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