CVE-2002-1472

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

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: Mar 3, 2003
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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