CVE-2016-1908

openssh: possible fallback from untrusted to trusted X11 forwarding

Published Apr 11, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 13.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
The client in OpenSSH before 7.2 mishandles failed cookie generation for untrusted X11 forwarding and relies on the local X11 server for access-control decisions, which allows remote X11 clients to trigger a fallback and obtain trusted X11 forwarding privileges by leveraging configuration issues on this X11 server, as demonstrated by lack of the SECURITY extension on this X11 server.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1500-1 openssh security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1500-2 openssh regression update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2999 The client in OpenSSH before 7.2 mishandles failed cookie generation for untrusted X11 forwarding and relies on the local X11 server for access-control decisions, which allows remote X11 clients to trigger a fallback and obtain trusted X11 forwarding privileges by leveraging configuration issues on this X11 server, as demonstrated by lack of the SECURITY extension on this X11 server.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2966-1 OpenSSH vulnerabilities
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