CVE-2008-3259
Description
From CVE.org
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.
Statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of openssh as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
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