CVE-2002-0062
Buffer overflow in ncurses 5.0, and the ncurses4 compatibility package as used in Red Hat Linux,...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2002-0062- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2002-0062- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0062 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2002-0062- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-33p7-vhh2-qpvp No score
Buffer overflow in ncurses 5.0, and the ncurses4 compatibility package as used in Red Hat Linux,...
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."
- Record
GHSA-33p7-vhh2-qpvp- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-0062 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Debian Linux, published March 8, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.