Bug 23293

Summary:	Xfree listens on TCP by default
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Joseph Carter <knghtbrd>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo X packagers <x11>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	mr_bones_
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Joseph Carter 2003-06-22 16:09:00 UTC

I disabled listening to TCP connections in xfree for security reasons, however
upgrading xfree undid my changes automatically since making this change requires
modifying files which are not in /etc.

There are reasons why ssh does not enable X11 forwarding by default even over a
secure channel, why on earth would it be a good idea to be forwarding it over
TCP in the clear?  Please change the default to -nolisten tcp.

Comment 1 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-09-22 00:15:01 UTC

Done. Sorry it took so long, but it's there.