CVE detail
CVE-2002-0062
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."
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 16.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
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- 0
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- Peak daily
- 0
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Evidence
Source links by recency
4 source links · newest first
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2116www.securityfocus.com
No excerpt available.
Exploitwww.securityfocus.comMar 8, 2002, 5:00 AM - http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-020.htmlwww.redhat.com
No excerpt available.
Vendor Advisorywww.redhat.comMar 8, 2002, 5:00 AM No excerpt available.
Third Party Advisorywww.iss.netMar 8, 2002, 5:00 AM- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-113www.debian.org
No excerpt available.
Vendor Advisorywww.debian.orgMar 8, 2002, 5:00 AM
Exploit code
Public exploit repository references
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