CVE-2002-0062

Current 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."

Basic Data

PublishedMarch 08, 2002
Last ModifiedSeptember 05, 2008
Assignercve@mitre.org
Data TypeCVE
Data FormatMITRE
Data Version4.0
Problem TypeNVD-CWE-Other
CVE Data Version4.0

Base Metric V2

CVSS 2 - Version2.0
CVSS 2 - Vector StringAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS 2 - Access VectorLOCAL
CVSS 2 - Access ComplexityLOW
CVSS 2 - AuthenticationNONE
CVSS 2 - Confidentiality ImpactCOMPLETE
CVSS 2 - Availability ImpactCOMPLETE
CVSS 2 - Base Score7.2
SeverityHIGH
Exploitability Score3.9
Impact Score10.0
Obtain All Privilegetrue
Obtain User Privilegefalse
Obtain Other Privilegefalse

Base Metric V3

No data provided.

Configurations

  • OR - Configuration 1
    Cpe VersionPartVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguageSW EditionTarget SWTarget HWOtherVersion Start IncludingVersion End IncludingVersion Start ExcludingVersion End Excluding
    2.3OSDebianDebian Linux2.2*68k*****
    2.3OSDebianDebian Linux2.2*alpha*****
    2.3OSDebianDebian Linux2.2*arm*****
    2.3OSDebianDebian Linux2.2*ia-32*****
    2.3OSDebianDebian Linux2.2*powerpc*****
    2.3OSDebianDebian Linux2.2*sparc*****
    2.3OSFreebsdFreebsd3.1*******
    2.3OSFreebsdFreebsd3.2*******
    2.3OSFreebsdFreebsd3.3*******
    2.3OSFreebsdFreebsd3.4*******
    2.3OSFreebsdFreebsd3.5*******
    2.3OSFreebsdFreebsd3.5.1*******
    2.3OSFreebsdFreebsd4.0*******
    2.3OSFreebsdFreebsd4.1*******
    2.3OSFreebsdFreebsd4.1.1*******
    2.3OSFreebsdFreebsd5.0*******
    2.3OSRedhatLinux6.1*alpha*****
    2.3OSRedhatLinux6.1*i386*****
    2.3OSRedhatLinux6.1*sparc*****
    2.3OSRedhatLinux7.0*alpha*****
    2.3OSRedhatLinux7.0*i386*****
    2.3OSRedhatLinux7.1*alpha*****
    2.3OSRedhatLinux7.1*i386*****
    2.3OSRedhatLinux7.2*i386*****
    2.3OSSuseSuse Linux6.2*******
    2.3OSSuseSuse Linux6.3*******
    2.3OSSuseSuse Linux7.0*******

Vulnerable Software List

VendorProductVersions
Freebsd Freebsd 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1, 5.0
Debian Debian Linux 2.2
Redhat Linux 6.1, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2
Suse Suse Linux 6.2, 6.3, 7.0

References

NameSourceURLTags
DSA-113http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-113DEBIANPatch Vendor Advisory
gnu-ncurses-window-bo(8222)http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8222.phpXF
RHSA-2002:020http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-020.htmlREDHATPatch Vendor Advisory
2116http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2116BIDPatch Vendor Advisory