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
EPSS: 0.005 (39.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Freebsd — versions 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
- Gnu Ncurses
- Invisible-island Ncurses
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 2.2
- Redhat Linux — versions 6.1, 7.0, 7.1
- Suse Suse_linux — versions 6.2, 6.3, 7.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, x_refsource_DEBIAN, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)