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…

published April 2, 2003

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
74.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01532 · 74.4th percentile
Published
2003-04-02T05:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 APR 05:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5