# CVE-2002-0542

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-0542
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.03
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Apr 2, 2003
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## 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.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.openbsd.org/errata30.html#mail)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101855467811695&w=2)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4495)
- [CNA](http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8818.php)
- [CNA](http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267089)
- [CNA](http://www.osvdb.org/5269)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.68%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 71.2

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._