CVE-2002-0062 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in ncurses 5.0, and the ncurses4 compatibili)
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."
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-0062 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | CWE-120 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-03-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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." |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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