CVE-2002-0542

Published: Jul 3, 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

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Openbsd: Openbsd

Openbsd

1 product

Openbsd

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Openbsd Openbsd	Version 2.9
Openbsd Openbsd	Version 3.0

References (12)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101855467811695&w=2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267089

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitVendor Advisory

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8818.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.openbsd.org/errata30.html#mail

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/5269

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4495

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101855467811695&w=2