CVE-2002-0542

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
03/07/2002
Last modified:
20/11/2024

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*