CVE-2002-0542
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 2, 2003
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 7, 2002
Description
mail in OpenBSD 2.9 and 3.0 processes a tilde (~) escape character in a message even when it is not in interactive mode, which could allow local users to gain root privileges via calls to mail in cron.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata30.html#mail
- 20020411 OpenBSD Local Root Compromisemailing-list
- 4495vdb-entry
- openbsd-mail-root-privileges(8818)vdb-entry
- 20020411 local root compromise in openbsd 3.0 and belowmailing-list
- 5269vdb-entry
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