Description
ssh in OpenSSH before 4.7 does not properly handle when an untrusted cookie cannot be created and uses a trusted X11 cookie instead, which allows attackers to violate intended policy and gain privileges by causing an X client to be treated as trusted.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1576-1 | New openssh packages fix predictable randomness |
EUVD |
EUVD-2007-4733 | ssh in OpenSSH before 4.7 does not properly handle when an untrusted cookie cannot be created and uses a trusted X11 cookie instead, which allows attackers to violate intended policy and gain privileges by causing an X client to be treated as trusted. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-566-1 | OpenSSH vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T15:08:33.790Z
Reserved: 2007-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2007-4752
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-09-12T01:17:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2007-4752
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN