security flaw
Published Apr 2, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.49%
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."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 2.2
- 2.2
- 2.2
- 2.2
- 2.2
- 2.2
- 3.1
- 3.2
- 3.3
- 3.4
- 3.5
- 3.5.1
- 4.0
- 4.1
- 4.1.1
- 5.0
- 6.1
- 6.1
- 6.1
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.1
- 7.1
- 7.2
- 6.2
- 6.3
- 7.0
Configuration 2
- < 5.0
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:020
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:020
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:020
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:020 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:020 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:020 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00489) | 39.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00485) | 37.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.19% (0.00194) | 39.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-113 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8222.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-020.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2116 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0062 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616733 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0062
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0062
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-113 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8222.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-020.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2116 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0062 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616733 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0062 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0062 |
Change history (0)
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