CVE-2002-0062: Buffer Overflow

First published: Fri Mar 08 2002(Updated: )

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."

Credit: cve@mitre.org

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