CVE - CVE-2002-1472

CVE-ID
CVE-2002-1472	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:5735 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5735 CONECTIVA:CLA-2002:529 URL:~~http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000529~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine) OSVDB:11922 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/11922~~ (Obsolete source) REDHAT:RHSA-2003:066 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html REDHAT:RHSA-2003:067 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html SUSE:SuSE-SA:2002:032 URL:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2002-q3/1116.html XF:xfree86-x11-program-execution(10137) URL:~~http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10137.php~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine)
Date Record Created
20040901	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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