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CVE-2002-1472

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.37%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2003-03-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2002-1472
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.37%

Original Filing — NVD 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.