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CVE-2002-1160

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Published: Feb 19, 2003Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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7.2
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (4)

Products: Redhat: Linux
Redhat
1 product
Linux
Configuration A
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Redhat
Linux
Version 7.1
Linux
Version 7.2
Linux
Version 7.3
Linux
Version 8.0

References (18)

Source: cve@mitre.org
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Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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