CVE-2002-0755
Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier does not verify that a user is a member of the...
Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier does not verify that a user is a member of the wheel group before granting superuser privileges, which could allow unauthorized users to execute commands as root.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier does not verify that a user is a member of the wheel group before granting superuser privileges, which could allow unauthorized users to execute commands as root.
- Record
CVE-2002-0755- 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 4.5 and earlier does not verify that a user is a member of the wheel group before granting superuser privileges, which could allow unauthorized users to execute commands as root.
- Record
CVE-2002-0755- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0747 No score
Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier does not verify that a user is a member of the wheel group before granting superuser privileges, which could allow unauthorized users to execute commands as root.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0747- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cf2c-97fx-wjff No score
Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier does not verify that a user is a member of the...
Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier does not verify that a user is a member of the wheel group before granting superuser privileges, which could allow unauthorized users to execute commands as root.
- Record
GHSA-cf2c-97fx-wjff- 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-2002-0755 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 0.45%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.