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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 11, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2000-1060

CVE-2000-1060

Description

The default configuration of XFCE 3.5.1 bypasses the Xauthority access control mechanism with an "xhost + localhost" command in the xinitrc program, which allows local users to sniff X Windows traffic and gain privileges.

Affected products

2
  • Xorg/Xfce
    cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:xfce:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Xfce/Xfcellm-fuzzy
    Range: =3.5.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

3

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