CVE-2002-0062
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.2
HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.5%
41.1th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-120
Published 2002-03-08 · modified 2026-07-23
CVSS breakdown
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Authentication | N | None |
| Confidentiality | C | Complete |
| Integrity | C | Complete |
| Availability | C | Complete |
Timeline
- 2002-03-08 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-07-23 — Last modified (NVD)
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."
Affected
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-113
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8222.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-020.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2116
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-113
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8222.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-020.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2116