CVE-2000-0217

The default configuration of SSH allows X forwarding, which could allow a remote attacker to control a client's X sessions via a malicious xauth program.

Published: 2000-02-24 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2000-0217 is rated Moderate Risk (40.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.97%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0217

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.64% 0.97% +0.34%
2 2025-03-30 0.66% 0.64% -0.02%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.66% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0217

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-0217

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0217

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openbsd openssh 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.14 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.15 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.16 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.17 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.18 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.19 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.20 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.21 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.22 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.23 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.24 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.25 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.26 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.27 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.28 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.29 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.30 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh 1.2.31 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 2.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 2.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 2.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ssh ssh2 2.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh2:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0217

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