OpenSSH before 5.1 sets the SO_REUSEADDR socket option when the X11UseLocalhost…
Priority LOW 8CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00328 26th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 71
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.0 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.2 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.3 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.27 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.7 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.8 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.0 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.27 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.8 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
Show 61 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.2 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.9 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9.9p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.9p2 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9p2 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.2 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.2p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.2 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.2p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.3p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.1p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.1p2 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7.1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7.1p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7.1p2 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8.1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8.1p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9.1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9.1p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.3p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3p2 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.9 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9.9p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.9p2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.9p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9p2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.0p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.2p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.2.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.3p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.5p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.6.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1p2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.1p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.7.1p2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.1p2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.8.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.1p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:3.9.1p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.1p1 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
- 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
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3259
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-33jf-4rqx-933q
References
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Sources
- CVE-2008-3259 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3259 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-33jf-4rqx-933q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-3259 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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