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.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267089	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8818.php	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4495	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openbsd.org/errata30.html#mail
http://www.osvdb.org/5269
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101855467811695&w=2

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.9:::::::*

Information

Published : 2002-07-02 21:00

Updated : 2016-10-17 19:20

NVD link : CVE-2002-0542

Mitre link : CVE-2002-0542

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Products Affected

openbsd

openbsd

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