CVE-2002-1472

highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.004 · 31 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.37% (31st) EPSS
CVSS 7.2 · high
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Who says so?
3 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

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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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • FixedRed Hat Linux 7.3redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run: rpm -Fvh [filenames] where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs. Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:066
  • FixedRed Hat Linux 8.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run: rpm -Fvh [filenames] where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs. Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:067
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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.2
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.2

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10
v2.06.1mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-426USLLM-inferred
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affected products (5)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • RHSA-2003:066Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated XFree86 packages provide security and bug fixes2003-06-25csaf · redhat_csafUS

    XFree86 is an implementation of the X Window System providing the core graphical user interface and video drivers. Updated XFree86 packages for Red Hat Linux 7.3 are now available which include several security fixes, bug fixes, enhancements, and driver updates.

  • RHSA-2003:067Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated XFree86 packages provide security and bug fixes2003-06-25csaf · redhat_csafUS

    New XFree86 packages for Red Hat Linux 8.0 are now available which include several security fixes, bug fixes, enhancements, and driver updates. [Updated: June 30, 2003] The XFree86 4.2.1-20 packages which were originally released in this advisory were accidentally built with debugging info enabled due to a temporary problem with our build system. Unfortunately, this problem was not noticed during package testing, and caused the new XFree86 packages to contain full debug symbol data, resulting in extremely large packages. Note that the previously released packages are functional and should not cause any problems on systems with adequate disk space. However we are releasing new XFree86 4.2.1-21 packages to both minimize the download time for people that have not yet updated XFree86 on their systems, and to minimize the disk space footprint caused by this issue. Additionally, our testing procedures have also been updated to automatically catch similar issues in the future. Red Hat apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

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also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvdnvdredhat_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2003-03-03modified 2026-06-16
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references (14)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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