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TI-2000-00217 Aliases CVE-2000-0217GHSA-6hfg-9p4g-2q8c

The default configuration of SSH allows X forwarding, which could allow a remote attacker…

Priority LOW 25Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The default configuration of SSH allows X forwarding, which could allow a remote attacker to control a client's X sessions via a malicious xauth program.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00972 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 46

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.3VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.4VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.5VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.6VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.7VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.8VulnerableSSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.6 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.7 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.8 Vulnerable ·SSH
Show 36 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.9VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.10VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.11VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.12VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.13VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.14VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.15VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.16VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.17VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.18VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.19VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.20VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.21VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.22VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.23VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.24VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.25VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.26VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.27VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.28VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.29VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.30VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.31VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.7VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.8VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.9VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.10VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.11VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.12VulnerableSSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.9 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.10 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.11 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.12 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.13 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.14 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.15 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.16 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.17 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.18 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.19 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.20 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.21 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.22 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.23 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.24 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.25 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.26 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.27 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.28 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.29 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.30 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.31 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.9 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.11 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.12 Vulnerable ·SSH

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0217
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6hfg-9p4g-2q8c

References

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Sources

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