Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a legacy XFree86 issue where certain privileged programs using libX11 could be tricked by local environment settings. If present, a normal local user could potentially gain root privileges. It mainly matters for old Unix/Linux systems still running affected XFree86 packages. Exposure is most likely on legacy Linux or Unix installations with vulnerable XFree86 libX11 packages and local user access. The source bundle does not provide precise affected versions or CPEs. Prioritize if any legacy systems still allow local user access. This is an old issue, but the potential impact is root compromise on affected hosts. Mitigation focus: Review the Red Hat, SuSE, and Conectiva advisories for fixed XFree86 packages.; Update or retire affected XFree86/libX11 installations where vendor guidance applies.; Restrict local shell access on legacy systems until exposure is resolved..
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CVE-2002-1472 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.