CVE-2000-0217
The default configuration of SSH allows X forwarding, which could allow a remote attacker to...
CVE-2000-0217 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Ssh, published February 24, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.97%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0217- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0217- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0216 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0216- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6hfg-9p4g-2q8c No score
The default configuration of SSH allows X forwarding, which could allow a remote attacker to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-6hfg-9p4g-2q8c- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |