Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 3, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1472

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.

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Affected products

Xorg/X11r62 versions
cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:xfree86_project:x11r6:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Patches

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References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2002-q3/1116.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.iss.net/security_center/static/10137.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/5735nvdPatchVendor Advisory
distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvd
www.osvdb.org/11922nvd
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.htmlnvd
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.htmlnvd

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