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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 3, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-0542

CVE-2002-0542

Description

mail in OpenBSD 2.9 and 3.0 processes a tilde (~) escape character in a message even when it is not in interactive mode, which could allow local users to gain root privileges via calls to mail in cron.

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Affected products

3
  • OpenBSD/OpenBSD2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Mail Project/Mailllm-fuzzy
    Range: 2.9, 3.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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