CVE-2002-0754
Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier relies on the getlogin system call to determine...
CVE-2002-0754 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Freebsd, published August 12, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier relies on the getlogin system call to determine if the user running k5su is root, which could allow a root-initiated process to regain its privileges after it has dropped them.
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What each source reports
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Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier relies on the getlogin system call to determine if the user running k5su is root, which could allow a root-initiated process to regain its privileges after it has dropped them.
- Record
CVE-2002-0754- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier relies on the getlogin system call to determine if the user running k5su is root, which could allow a root-initiated process to regain its privileges after it has dropped them.
- Record
CVE-2002-0754- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0746 No score
Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier relies on the getlogin system call to determine if the user running k5su is root, which could allow a root-initiated process to regain its privileges after it has dropped them.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0746- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mggc-5xgm-pg5v No score
Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier relies on the getlogin system call to determine...
Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier relies on the getlogin system call to determine if the user running k5su is root, which could allow a root-initiated process to regain its privileges after it has dropped them.
- Record
GHSA-mggc-5xgm-pg5v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |