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High
CVE-2002-1472
Untrusted search path vulnerability in libX11.so in xfree86, when used...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10137.php
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2002-q3/1116.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5735
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000529
- http://www.osvdb.org/11922
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
x11r6
Vulnerable Versions:
4.1.0, 4.2.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 1st, 2004
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.