CVE-2002-1160
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 fro…
Published: 2004-09-01 · CVSS: Unscored
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7