CVE-2002-0164

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-03-15 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Caldera Openlinux Server: 3.1, 3.1.1
Caldera Openlinux Workstation: 3.1, 3.1.1

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000529
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103547625009363&w=2
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-228529-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1017429.1-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-380
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/caldera_advisory-2006.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4396
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8706

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