Improper Ownership Management Affecting screen package, versions [5.0.0,5.0.1)
Threat Intelligence
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- published14 May 2025
- disclosed13 May 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 13 May 2025
CVE-2025-46803 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade screen to version 5.0.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Ownership Management due to the default mode configuration for pseudo-terminals (PTYs). An attacker can modify or intercept data on these terminals by writing to them without restrictions.
Workaround
En explicit pass of --with-pty-mode=0620 will prevent public writing in default PTY mode.