CVE-2002-0542 | BDVDB-2026-5184 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.openbsd.org/errata30.html#mail
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101855467811695&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4495
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8818.php
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267089
http://www.osvdb.org/5269

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12003-04-02Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-08Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.