CVE-2008-1483
OpenSSH 4.3p2, and probably other versions, allows local users to hijack forwarded X connections...
OpenSSH 4.3p2, and probably other versions, allows local users to hijack forwarded X connections by causing ssh to set DISPLAY to :10, even when another process is listening on the associated port, as demonstrated by opening TCP port 6010 (IPv4) and sniffing a cookie sent by Emacs.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.9
OpenSSH 4.3p2, and probably other versions, allows local users to hijack forwarded X connections by causing ssh to set DISPLAY to :10, even when another process is listening on the associated port, as demonstrated by opening TCP port 6010 (IPv4) and sniffing a cookie sent by Emacs.
- Record
CVE-2008-1483- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
OpenSSH 4.3p2, and probably other versions, allows local users to hijack forwarded X connections by causing ssh to set DISPLAY to :10, even when another process is listening on the associated port, as demonstrated by opening TCP port 6010 (IPv4) and sniffing a cookie sent by Emacs.
- Record
CVE-2008-1483- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1485 No score
OpenSSH 4.3p2, and probably other versions, allows local users to hijack forwarded X connections by causing ssh to set DISPLAY to :10, even when another process is listening on the associated port, as demonstrated by opening TCP port 6010 (IPv4) and sniffing a cookie sent by Emacs.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1485- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m4xr-866g-83x6 No score
OpenSSH 4.3p2, and probably other versions, allows local users to hijack forwarded X connections...
OpenSSH 4.3p2, and probably other versions, allows local users to hijack forwarded X connections by causing ssh to set DISPLAY to :10, even when another process is listening on the associated port, as demonstrated by opening TCP port 6010 (IPv4) and sniffing a cookie sent by Emacs.
- Record
GHSA-m4xr-866g-83x6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
OpenSSH 4.3p2, and probably other versions, allows local users to hijack forwarded X connections by causing ssh to set DISPLAY to :10, even when another process is listening on the associated port, as demonstrated by opening TCP port 6010 (IPv4) and sniffing a cookie sent by Emacs.
- Record
CVE-2008-1483- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-1483 No score
OpenSSH 4.3p2, and probably other versions, allows local users to hijack forwarded X connections by causing ssh to set DISPLAY to :10, even when another process is listening on the associated port, as demonstrated by opening TCP port 6010 (IPv4) and sniffing a cookie sent by Emacs.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1483- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11124-1 No score
openssh-8.4p1-7.4 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the openssh-8.4p1-7.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11124-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:3230-1 No score
Security update for openssh
This update for openssh fixes the following issues:
Security issue fixed:
- CVE-2017-15906: Stricter checking of operations in read-only mode in sftp server (bsc#1065000).
Bug fixes:
- FIPS: Startup selfchecks (bsc#1068310).
- FIPS: Silent complaints about unsupported key exchange methods (bsc#1006166).
- Refine handling of sockets for X11 forwarding to remove reintroduced CVE-2008-1483 (bsc#1069509).
- Test configuration before running daemon to prevent looping resulting in service shutdown (bsc#1048367)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2017:3230-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:2275-1 No score
Security update for openssh
This update for openssh fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2016-10012: Fix pre-auth compression checks that could be optimized away (bsc#1016370).
- CVE-2016-10708: Fix remote denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an out-of-sequence NEWKEYSmessage (bsc#1076957).
- CVE-2017-15906: Fix r/o sftp-server zero byte file creation (bsc#1065000).
- CVE-2008-1483: Fix accidental re-introduction of CVE-2008-1483 (bsc#1069509).
Bug fixes:
- bsc#1017099: Match conditions with uppercase hostnames fail (bsc#1017099)
- bsc#1053972: supportedKeyExchanges diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 is duplicated (bsc#1053972)
- bsc#1023275: Messages suppressed after upgrade from SLES 11 SP3 to SP4 (bsc#1023275)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:2275-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:2685-1 No score
Security update for openssh
This update for openssh provides the following fixes:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2017-15906: Stricter checking of operations in read-only mode in sftp server (bsc#1065000).
- CVE-2016-10012: Remove pre-auth compression support from the server to prevent possible cryptographic attacks (bsc#1016370).
- CVE-2008-1483: Refine handling of sockets for X11 forwarding to remove reintroduced CVE-2008-1483 (bsc#1069509).
- CVE-2016-10708: Prevent DoS due to crashes caused by out-of-sequence NEWKEYS message (bsc#1076957).
Bug fixes:
- bsc#1017099: Enable case-insensitive hostname matching.
- bsc#1023275: Add a new switch for printing diagnostic messages in sftp client's batch mode.
- bsc#1048367: systemd integration to work around various race conditions.
- bsc#1053972: Remove duplicate KEX method.
- bsc#1092582: Add missing piece of systemd integration.
- Remove the limit on the amount of tasks sshd can run.
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:2685-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:2719-1 No score
Security update for openssh-openssl1
This update for openssh-openssl1 fixes the following issues:
These security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2016-10708: Prevent NULL pointer dereference via an out-of-sequence NEWKEYS message allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bsc#1076957).
- CVE-2017-15906: The process_open function did not properly prevent write operations in readonly mode, which allowed attackers to create zero-length files (bsc#1065000).
- CVE-2016-10012: The shared memory manager (associated with pre-authentication compression) did not ensure that a bounds check is enforced by all compilers, which might have allowed local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to a sandboxed privilege-separation process, related to the m_zback and m_zlib data structures (bsc#1016370).
- CVE-2008-1483: Prevent local users from hijacking forwarded X connections by causing ssh to set DISPLAY to :10, even when another process is listening on the associated port. This problem was reontroduced by another patch and was previously fixed by another update (bsc#1069509).
These non-security issues were fixed:
- Remove duplicate KEX method (bsc#1053972)
- New switch for printing diagnostic messages in sftp client's batch mode (bsc#1023275)
- Enable case-insensitive hostname matching (bsc#1017099)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:2719-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
opensshDebian:12 |
before 1:4.7p1-5 | 1:4.7p1-5 |
opensshDebian:13 |
before 1:4.7p1-5 | 1:4.7p1-5 |
opensshDebian:14 |
before 1:4.7p1-5 | 1:4.7p1-5 |
opensshDebian:4.0 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1:4.3p2-9etch2, plus listed versions 1:4.3p2-91:4.3p2-9etch1 |
1:4.3p2-9etch2 |
opensshRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-askpassRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-askpass-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-clientsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-serverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
opensshRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-askpassRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-askpass-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-clientsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-serverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
opensshRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-askpassRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-askpass-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-clientsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-serverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
opensshRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-askpassRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-askpass-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-clientsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
openssh-serverRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 |
opensshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 7.2p2-74.11.1 | 7.2p2-74.11.1 |
openssh-askpass-gnomeSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 7.2p2-74.11.3 | 7.2p2-74.11.3 |
opensshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 7.2p2-74.11.1 | 7.2p2-74.11.1 |
openssh-askpass-gnomeSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 7.2p2-74.11.3 | 7.2p2-74.11.3 |
opensshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 7.2p2-74.11.1 | 7.2p2-74.11.1 |
openssh-askpass-gnomeSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 7.2p2-74.11.3 | 7.2p2-74.11.3 |
opensshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 7.2p2-74.11.1 | 7.2p2-74.11.1 |
openssh-askpass-gnomeSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 7.2p2-74.11.3 | 7.2p2-74.11.3 |
opensshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 7.2p2-74.11.1 | 7.2p2-74.11.1 |
openssh-askpass-gnomeSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 7.2p2-74.11.3 | 7.2p2-74.11.3 |
opensshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 7.2p2-74.11.1 | 7.2p2-74.11.1 |
openssh-askpass-gnomeSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 7.2p2-74.11.3 | 7.2p2-74.11.3 |
opensshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 7.2p2-74.11.1 | 7.2p2-74.11.1 |
openssh-askpass-gnomeSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 7.2p2-74.11.3 | 7.2p2-74.11.3 |
opensshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 6.6p1-36.3.1 | 6.6p1-36.3.1 |
openssh-askpass-gnomeSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 6.6p1-36.3.1 | 6.6p1-36.3.1 |
opensshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 6.6p1-36.3.1 | 6.6p1-36.3.1 |
openssh-askpass-gnomeSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 6.6p1-36.3.1 | 6.6p1-36.3.1 |
opensshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 6.6p1-54.15.2 | 6.6p1-54.15.2 |
openssh-askpass-gnomeSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 6.6p1-54.15.1 | 6.6p1-54.15.1 |
opensshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 6.6p1-54.15.2 | 6.6p1-54.15.2 |
openssh-askpass-gnomeSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 6.6p1-54.15.1 | 6.6p1-54.15.1 |
opensshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 6.6p1-54.15.2 | 6.6p1-54.15.2 |
openssh-askpass-gnomeSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 6.6p1-54.15.1 | 6.6p1-54.15.1 |
openssh-openssl1SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITY From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 6.6p1-19.3.1 | 6.6p1-19.3.1 |
opensshopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 8.4p1-7.4 | 8.4p1-7.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1483 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Openbsd Openssh, published March 24, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. Fixed in openssh 1:4.7p1-5.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1123/references
support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2374.html
debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1576
secunia.com/advisories/29554
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1526/references
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-205.htm
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vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1630/references
globus.org/mail_archive/security-announce/2008/04/msg00000.html
secunia.com/advisories/29686
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
secunia.com/advisories/31531
slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.540188
aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ssh_advisory.asc
h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01462841
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41438
usn.ubuntu.com/597-1
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1019235.1-1
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=463011
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2397
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1624/references
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
secunia.com/advisories/30249
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2008-1483
secunia.com/advisories/29735
secunia.com/advisories/29683
secunia.com/advisories/30361
secunia.com/advisories/31882
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00007.html
secunia.com/advisories/29721
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2396
secunia.com/advisories/29522
secunia.com/advisories/30086
secunia.com/advisories/29939
secunia.com/advisories/30347
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6085
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0994/references
securitytracker.com/id?1019707
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237444-1
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:078
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=590180&group_id=69227
secunia.com/advisories/29676
secunia.com/advisories/29873
secunia.com/advisories/29537
secunia.com/advisories/29626
securityfocus.com/archive/1/490054/100/0/threaded
wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0120
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1448/references
secunia.com/advisories/30230
securityfocus.com/bid/28444
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-03.xml
security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:05.openssh.asc
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1124/references
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1483
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m4xr-866g-83x6
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1483
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2798
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1483
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=439079
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suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20173230-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1006166
bugzilla.suse.com/1048367
bugzilla.suse.com/1065000
bugzilla.suse.com/1068310
bugzilla.suse.com/1069509
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1483
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15906
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182275-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1016370
bugzilla.suse.com/1017099
bugzilla.suse.com/1023275
bugzilla.suse.com/1053972
bugzilla.suse.com/1076957
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10012
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10708
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182685-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1092582
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182719-1
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-0225
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4752
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10009
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10010
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10011
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8858
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20685
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6109
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6110
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6111