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CVE-2002-0164
Vulnerability in the MIT-SHM extension of the X server on Linux (XFree86) 4.2.1 and earlier allows local users to read and write arbitrary…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.43%
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- mitre
Description
Vulnerability in the MIT-SHM extension of the X server on Linux (XFree86) 4.2.1 and earlier allows local users to read and write arbitrary shared memory, possibly to cause a denial of service or gain privileges.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 63% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- CLSA-2002:529 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- 228529 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 20021024 GLSA: xfree (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- xfree86-mitshm-memory-access(8706) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 4396 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-380 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:067 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- CSSA-2002-009.0 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAx_transferred
- 1017429 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .