| Name | CVE-2008-3259 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| openssh (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1:6.7p1-5+deb8u10 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 1:7.4p1-10+deb9u6 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 1:7.4p1-10+deb9u9 | fixed |
| buster | 1:7.9p1-10+deb10u2 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 1:7.9p1-10+deb10u4 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 1:8.4p1-5+deb11u3 | fixed |
| bookworm (security), bookworm | 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1:9.7p1-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| openssh | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- openssh <not-affected> (linux check that the effective userid matches or that bind addresses dont overlap on rebind)