CVE-2002-1472

high

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5735

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html

http://www.osvdb.org/11922

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10137.php

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000529

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2002-q3/1116.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-03-03

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H