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 physi...
Date: 2002-03
Affected: debian/debian_linux, freebsd/freebsd, redhat/linux, suse/suse_linux
Attack vector: other
Category: vulnerability-disclosure
Severity: High
CVE: CVE-2002-0062
CWE: CWE-120
CVSS: 7.2 ()

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."


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