Vulnerability in Gnu Screen
CVE-2003-0972
Integer signedness error in ansi.c for GNU screen 4.0.1 and earlier, and 3.9.15 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large number of ";" (semicolon) characters in escape sequences, which leads to a buffer overflow.
EPSS: 0.034 (87.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Gnu Screen — versions 3.9.4, 3.9.8, 3.9.9
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, x_refsource_DEBIAN, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)