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CVE-2002-1472

 

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Vulnerabilidad de búsqueda en ruta no confiable en libX11.so en xfree86, cuando se usa en programas setuid o setid, permite a usuarios locales ganar privilegios de root mediante una variable de entorno LD_PRELOAD modificada que apunta a código malicioso.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2003-02-05 CVE Reserved
  • 2003-03-03 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Xfree86 Project
Search vendor "Xfree86 Project"
X11r6
Search vendor "Xfree86 Project" for product "X11r6"
4.1.0
Search vendor "Xfree86 Project" for product "X11r6" and version "4.1.0"
-
Affected
Xfree86 Project
Search vendor "Xfree86 Project"
X11r6
Search vendor "Xfree86 Project" for product "X11r6"
4.2.0
Search vendor "Xfree86 Project" for product "X11r6" and version "4.2.0"
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Affected