CVE-2002-0754 json
Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier relies on the getlogin system call to determine if the user running k5su is root, which cou…
published 2002-08-12 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0746
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Kerberos 5 su (k5su) in FreeBSD 4.4 and earlier relies on the getlogin system call to determine if the user running k5su is root, which could allow a root-initiated process to regain its privileges after it has dropped them.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/3919 advisory
- iss.net/security_center/static/7956.php advisory
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/3919
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
iss.net
/security_center/static/7956.php
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0754
- NVD CVE-2002-0754
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