CVE-2002-0542

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.

CVSS v2.0

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

1.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 73th percentile

Published

2003-04-02

Updated

2024-08-08

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21373

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2002-0540
• CVE-2002-0543
• CVE-2002-0539
• CVE-2002-0544
• CVE-2002-0536
• CVE-2002-0552