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CVE-2002-1510

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1350%

EPSS Percentile39.56th

PublishedMar 3, 2003

Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability 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.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Xfree86 Project

X11r6

All versions

References & Advisories

🔗 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000533

🔗 http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/55602

🔗 http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/mirrors/NetBSD/NetBSD-current/xsrc/xfree/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/CHANGELOG

🔗 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11389.php

🔗 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-064.html

🔗 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-065.html

🔗 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000533

🔗 http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/55602

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