security flaw
Published Sep 1, 2004
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.1.0
- 4.2.0
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:066
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:067
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:066 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:067 |
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00369) | 28.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00369) | 28.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 14.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2002-q3/1116.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000529 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10137.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/11922 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5735 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1472 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616917 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1472
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1472
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/suse/2002-q3/1116.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000529 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10137.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/11922 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-066.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5735 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1472 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616917 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1472 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1472 |
Change history (0)
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