CVE - CVE-2002-0542

CVE-ID
CVE-2002-0542	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:4495 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4495 BUGTRAQ:20020411 OpenBSD Local Root Compromise URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101855467811695&w=2 BUGTRAQ:20020411 local root compromise in openbsd 3.0 and below URL:http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267089 CONFIRM:http://www.openbsd.org/errata30.html#mail OSVDB:5269 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/5269~~ (Obsolete source) XF:openbsd-mail-root-privileges(8818) URL:~~http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8818.php~~ (Obsolete source - check if archived by the Wayback Machine)
Date Record Created
20030402	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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