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TI-2007-04600 Aliases CVE-2007-4752GHSA-657x-xg3w-fxx6

ssh in OpenSSH before 4.7 does not properly handle when an untrusted cookie cannot be…

Priority LOW 37CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02374 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.6VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3p2VulnerableOpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.6 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3p2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4p1VulnerableOpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5VulnerableOpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0855 Released 2008-08-22 · Red Hat rating Critical
    openssh security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) openssh-4.3p2-26.el5_2.1, openssh-4.3p2-26.el5_2.1.i386, openssh-4.3p2-26.el5_2.1.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS EUS (v. 4.5) openssh-3.9p1-10.RHEL4.20, openssh-3.9p1-10.RHEL4.20.i386, openssh-3.9p1-10.RHEL4.20.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 openssh-3.9p1-11.el4_7, openssh-3.9p1-11.el4_7.i386, openssh-3.9p1-11.el4_7.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) openssh-4.3p2-26.el5_2.1, openssh-4.3p2-26.el5_2.1.i386, openssh-askpass-4.3p2-26.el5_2.1 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 openssh-3.9p1-11.el4_7, openssh-3.9p1-11.el4_7.i386, openssh-askpass-3.9p1-11.el4_7 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES EUS (v. 4.5) openssh-3.9p1-10.RHEL4.20, openssh-3.9p1-10.RHEL4.20.i386, openssh-3.9p1-10.RHEL4.20.ia64 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 openssh-3.9p1-11.el4_7, openssh-3.9p1-11.el4_7.i386, openssh-3.9p1-11.el4_7.ia64 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 openssh-3.9p1-11.el4_7, openssh-3.9p1-11.el4_7.i386, openssh-3.9p1-11.el4_7.ia64 +12

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0855
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS EUS (v. 4.5)Fixed RHSA-2008:0855
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0855
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0855
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0855
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES EUS (v. 4.5)Fixed RHSA-2008:0855
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0855
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0855

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-4752
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-657x-xg3w-fxx6

References

Patch 1

Advisory 10

Other 10

  • TI-2023-19792 The PKCS#11 feature in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 9.3p2 has an insufficiently… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-05929 Openssh: regresshion - race condition in ssh allows rce/dos CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-10601 OpenSSH server (sshd) 9.1 introduced a double-free vulnerability during… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2018-11033 OpenSSH through 7.7 is prone to a user enumeration vulnerability due to not delaying… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2016-08105 Untrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent.c in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 7.4… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2023-28040 In ssh in OpenSSH before 9.6, OS command injection might occur if a user name or host… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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