CVE-2002-0542

N/A Unknown
Published: July 03, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101855467811695&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267089
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8818.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor 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
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101855467811695&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267089
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8818.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openbsd.org/errata30.html#mail
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/5269
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4495
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
72th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

openbsd