CVE-2002-1160

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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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CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 19, 2003
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2002-1160: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix