HIGH
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
Published Apr 2, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.53%
Description
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.
Affected products
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.53% 0.01532
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01532
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.53% (0.01532) | 73.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.53% (0.01532) | 71.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 51.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 78.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 76.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 55.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101855467811695&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267089 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8818.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata30.html#mail x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.osvdb.org/5269 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4495 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101855467811695&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267089 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8818.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openbsd.org/errata30.html#mail | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/5269 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4495 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 2, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 7, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0542
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a