CVE-2002-1160

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.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandrakesoft.com Vendor Advisory iss.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/911505	third party advisory us government resource
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/55760	vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000693	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104431622818954&w=2	mailing list
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11254.php	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-035.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-028.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6753	vdb entry
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:017	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1160?: CVE-2002-1160 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1160?: To fix CVE-2002-1160, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1160 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2002-1160 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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