CVE-2008-3259
OpenSSH before 5.1 sets the SO_REUSEADDR socket option when the X11UseLocalhost configuration...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3259- CVSS 2.0
- 1.2 Low
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3259- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3247 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3247- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-33jf-4rqx-933q No score
OpenSSH before 5.1 sets the SO_REUSEADDR socket option when the X11UseLocalhost configuration...
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.
- Record
GHSA-33jf-4rqx-933q- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3259 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.2) in Openbsd Openssh, published July 22, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2148
securityfocus.com/bid/30339
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43940
secunia.com/advisories/31179
openssh.com/security.html
securitytracker.com/id?1020537
openssh.com/txt/release-5.1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3259
github.com/advisories/GHSA-33jf-4rqx-933q