CVE-2002-1472 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in the libX11.so library within xfree86, allowing local users to achieve root privileges. This occurs when setuid or setgid programs are used, enabling attackers to manipulate the LD_PRELOAD environment variable to load malicious modules. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring low attack complexity and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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