CVE-2002-1160 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can steal MIT-Magic-Cookies from temporary files to gain root privileges when using the pam_xauth module.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1160?
CVE-2002-1160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1160?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1160?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1160 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-1160 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1160 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w277-x5vx-mcc9.