CVE-2002-0062

Published: Mar 8, 2002Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.2

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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."

Affected (28)

Products: Debian: Debian Linux · Freebsd: Freebsd · Redhat: Linux · +2 more

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Debian: Debian Linux · Freebsd: Freebsd · Redhat: Linux · Suse: Suse Linux · Gnu: Ncurses

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Configuration A

27 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 2.2
Debian Debian Linux	Version 2.2
Debian Debian Linux	Version 2.2
Debian Debian Linux	Version 2.2
Debian Debian Linux	Version 2.2
Debian Debian Linux	Version 2.2
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 3.1
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 3.2
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 3.3
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 3.4
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 3.5.1
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 3.5
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 4.0
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 4.1.1
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 4.1
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 5.0
Redhat Linux	Version 6.1
Redhat Linux	Version 6.1
Redhat Linux	Version 6.1
Redhat Linux	Version 7.0
Redhat Linux	Version 7.0
Redhat Linux	Version 7.1
Redhat Linux	Version 7.1
Redhat Linux	Version 7.2
Suse Suse Linux	Version 6.2
Suse Suse Linux	Version 6.3
Suse Suse Linux	Version 7.0