{"cve":"CVE-2008-3259","nvd":{"published":"2008-07-22T16:41:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:55:29.060","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://openssh.com/security.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/31179","http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-5.1","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30339","http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020537"],"products":["openbsd:openssh"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:51:11.071189229+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-3259","score":0.00328,"percentile":0.25909,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}