CVE-2002-0062

N/A Unknown

Published: March 08, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026

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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch Vendor Advisory

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch Vendor Advisory

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

Affected Vendors

debian gnu freebsd suse redhat

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