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CVE-2002-05421 exploit

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…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 75%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21373 OpenBSD 2.9/3.0 - Default Crontab Root Command Injection · local · 2002-04-11

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • openbsd.org /errata30.html#mail · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=101855467811695&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/4495 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/8818.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • online.securityfocus.com /archive/1/267089 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /5269 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred

Sources

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