CVE-2002-0542
First published: Wed Jul 03 2002(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Openbsd Openbsd | =2.9 | |
| Openbsd Openbsd | =3.0 |
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