CVE-2002-1160
published 2003-02-19CVE-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 by…
PriorityP421high7.2CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCCICAC
EPSS
0.43%
35.0th percentile
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.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | linux | — | — |
| redhat | linux | — | — |
| redhat | linux | — | — |
| redhat | linux | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_redhat7.2HIGH
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Red Hat
security flaw
vendor_redhat·2003-02-03·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2002-1160 [HIGH] security flaw
security flaw
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.
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
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-04-30
CVE-2002-1160 [HIGH] 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
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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2003-02-19
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