CVE-2002-0062

high

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."

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2116

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-020.html

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8222.php

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-113

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-03-08

Updated: 2023-03-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H