Buffer overflow in FreeBSD
CVE-2002-0062
Buffer overflow in ncurses 5.0, and the ncurses4 compatibility package as used in Red Hat Linux, allows local users to gain privileges, related to "routines for moving the physical cursor and scrolling."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- FreeBSD — versions 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
- GNU Ncurses
- Invisible-Island Ncurses
- Debian Linux — versions 2.2
- Red Hat Linux — versions 6.1, 7.0, 7.1
- SUSE Linux — versions 6.2, 6.3, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2116 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-113 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-020.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/8222.php (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)