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.
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
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References | () http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000693 - | |
References | () http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104431622818954&w=2 - | |
References | () http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/55760 - | |
References | () http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11254.php - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/911505 - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource | |
References | () http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:017 - | |
References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-028.html - | |
References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-035.html - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6753 - |
Information
Published : 2003-02-19 05:00
Updated : 2024-11-20 23:40
NVD link : CVE-2002-1160
Mitre link : CVE-2002-1160
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2002-1160
JSON object : View
Products Affected
redhat
- linux
CWE