CVE-2002-0755 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 2 Apr 2003 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain root privileges via k5su due to missing wheel group verification in FreeBSD.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2002-0755?

CVE-2002-0755 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 2 Apr 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0755?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freebsd Freebsd.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0755?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0755 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-0755 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0755 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-cf2c-97fx-wjff.