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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…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 38%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/911505 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • sunsolve.sun.com /pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/55760 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT, x_transferred
  • distro.conectiva.com.br /atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000693 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=104431622818954&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/11254.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-035.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-028.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/6753 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • mandrakesoft.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:017 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred

Sources

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