CVE-2002-1160 — Redhat Linux vulnerability

5 documents5 sources
Severity
7.2HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.45%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Redhat Linux
Timeline
PublishedFeb 19
Latest updateApr 30

Description

The default configuration of the pam_xauth module forwards MIT-Magic-Cookies to new X sessions, which could allow local users to gain root privileges by stealing the cookies from a temporary .xauth file, which is created with the original user's credentials after root uses su.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDredhat/linux4 versions+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-w277-x5vx-mcc9: The default configuration of the pam_xauth module forwards MIT-Magic-Cookies to new X sessions, which could allow local users to gain root privileges↗2022-04-30
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CVEList
CVE-2002-1160: The default configuration of the pam_xauth module forwards MIT-Magic-Cookies to new X sessions, which could allow local users to gain root privileges↗2004-09-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
security flaw↗2003-02-03
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2002-1160 security flaw↗2018-08-16
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