CVE-2002-1160

N/A Unknown
Published: February 19, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000693
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104431622818954&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/55760
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11254.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/911505
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:017
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-028.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-035.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6753
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000693
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104431622818954&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/55760
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11254.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/911505
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:017
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-028.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-035.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6753
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
21th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

redhat