CVE-2002-0755 describes a critical vulnerability in Kerberos 5 su (k5su) within FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier versions. This flaw allows unauthorized users to gain root privileges by bypassing the wheel group membership check, enabling arbitrary command execution. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it represents a high-severity local attack requiring no authentication, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting it is not currently a prevalent threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.4:release:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.5:release:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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