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CVE-2002-1472

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.

  • Published: Mar 3, 2003
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2002-1472
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
xfree86_project / x11r6 4.1.0 4.1.0.x
xfree86_project / x11r6 4.2.0 4.2.0.x