CVE-2002-1160

CVE-2002-1160 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the default configuration of the pam_xauth module within Red Hat Linux. It allows local users to gain root privileges by stealing MIT-Magic-Cookies from temporary .xauth files created when root uses 'su'. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity due to its local attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.