CVE-2002-0542
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
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.
Affected Products
2| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| openbsd | openbsd |
2.9
|
| openbsd | openbsd |
3.0
|
References
Weakness Types
NVD-CWE-Other
CVE Information
- CVE ID:
CVE-2002-0542- Published:
- 2002-07-03
- Modified:
- 2026-04-16
- CVSS Score:
- 7.2
- Severity:
- HIGH
- Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected Vendors
openbsd
Quick Actions
CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9
LOW
4.0 - 6.9
MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9
HIGH
9.0 - 10.0
CRITICAL