Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 19, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026

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.

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Affected products

Red Hat/Linux4 versions
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

www.iss.net/security_center/static/11254.phpnvdVendor Advisory
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/911505nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
marc.infonvd
sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.plnvd
www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-028.htmlnvd
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-035.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/6753nvd

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