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

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