CVE-2000-1060
The default configuration of XFCE 3.5.1 bypasses the Xauthority access control mechanism with an ...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-1060- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-1060- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-1047 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2000-1047- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-62f9-2rc4-4vfq No score
The default configuration of XFCE 3.5.1 bypasses the Xauthority access control mechanism with an ...
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.
- Record
GHSA-62f9-2rc4-4vfq- 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-2000-1060 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Xfree86 Project Xfce, published December 11, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.