security flaw
Published Sep 1, 2004
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:028
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:028
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:028
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:035
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:035
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:035
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:035
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:028
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:028 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:028 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:028 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:035 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:035 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:035 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:035 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:028 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00431) | 35.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00431) | 34.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 17.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000693 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104431622818954&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/55760 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11254.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/911505 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:017 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-028.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-035.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6753 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1160 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616852 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1160
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1160
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.