VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-0542
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.53%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.53% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- openbsd/openbsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101855467811695&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267089Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8818.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata30.html#mail
- http://www.osvdb.org/5269
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4495Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101855467811695&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267089Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8818.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata30.html#mail
- http://www.osvdb.org/5269
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4495Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.