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."

Published: 2002-03-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0062 is rated Moderate Risk (42.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.48%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0062

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.19% 0.48% +0.29%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.19% +0.15%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0062

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0062

OS Trackers for CVE-2002-0062

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0062

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0062

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian debian_linux 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:68k:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 2.2 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 3.2 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 3.3 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 3.4 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 3.5 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 3.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 4.1 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freebsd freebsd 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 6.3 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnu ncurses < 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0062

URL Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-113 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8222.php Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-020.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2116 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
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