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TI-2002-00058 Aliases CVE-2002-0062GHSA-33p7-vhh2-qpvp

Buffer overflow in ncurses 5.0, and the ncurses4 compatibility package as used in Red Hat…

Priority LOW 32CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00489 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 28

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:68k:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4VulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:68k:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:arm:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Show 18 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.0VulnerableInvisible-island
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.0 Vulnerable ·Invisible-island

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2002:020
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2002:020
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2002:020

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0062
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-33p7-vhh2-qpvp

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Sources

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