VulnerabilityModified
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."
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.48%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.48% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · freebsd/freebsd · redhat/linux · suse/suse linux · invisible-island/ncurses
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-113Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8222.phpThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-020.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2116Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-113Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8222.phpThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-020.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2116Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.