# CVE-2002-1510: Auth bypass in n/a

> Attackers can bypass authentication and connect to the X server if the auth directory is missing and complain mode is disabled.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mfmc-mp57-7mm7

## What is CVE-2002-1510?

CVE-2002-1510 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

xdm, with the authComplain variable set to false, allows arbitrary attackers to connect to the X server if the xdm auth directory does not exist.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1510?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xfree86 Project X11r6.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1510?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1510 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-1510 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1510 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2004-0093](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0093/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2004-0094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0094/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2001-1086](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1086/): Weak cryptography in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2003-0063](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0063/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2002-1472](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1472/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1510 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-1510 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1510 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1510/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1510/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1510
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1510
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1510

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1510/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.