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CVE-2002-1472

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 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: 2003-03-03 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Xfree86 Project X11R6: 4.1.0, 4.2.0

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2002-q3/1116.html
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000529
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10137.php
• http://www.osvdb.org/11922
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5735
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2002-q3/1116.html
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000529
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10137.php
• http://www.osvdb.org/11922
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html

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