CVE-2002-1472

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Untrusted search path vulnerability in libX11.so in xfree86, when used in setuid or setgid programs, allows local users

Untrusted search path vulnerability in libX11.so in xfree86, when used in setuid or setgid programs, allows local users to gain root privileges via a modified LD_PRELOAD environment variable that points to a malicious module.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00055

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CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

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Affected Products & Versions

xfree86 project x11r6all versions

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Scoring & Timeline

7.2

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD03 Mar 2003 · 05:00 AM

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Vendor Advisories

rhsaRHSA-2003:066Moderate

rhsaRHSA-2003:067Moderate

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2002-q3/1116.htmlPatchVendor Advisory

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000529

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10137.phpPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.osvdb.org/11922

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5735PatchVendor Advisory

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