CVE-2002-0164

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Vulnerability in the MIT-SHM extension of the X server on Linux (XFree86) 4.2.1 and earlier allows local users to read and write arbitrary shared memory, possibly to cause a denial of service or gain privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

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References

Timeline

Published: Mar 15, 2002
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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