The vulnerability of the Red Hat Linux operating system allows attackers to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.

The vulnerability of the ncurses4-5.0 package of the Red Hat Linux operating system can lead to violations of confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information. Exploitation of this vulnerability can be carried out locally...

CVE-2002-0062: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

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."...