CVE-2015-5352

medium
Published 2015-08-03 ยท Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
4.3

Description

The x11_open_helper function in channels.c in ssh in OpenSSH before 6.9, when ForwardX11Trusted mode is not used, lacks a check of the refusal deadline for X connections, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a connection outside of the permitted time window.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

debian Debian Fixed 5 releases
VersionStatusFixed in
trixie Fixed 1:6.9p1-1
sid Fixed 1:6.9p1-1
forky Fixed 1:6.9p1-1
bullseye Fixed 1:6.9p1-1
bookworm Fixed 1:6.9p1-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
openbsdopenssh{"endIncluding":"6.8"}

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.