Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information Affecting screen package, versions [,5.0.1)
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- published14 May 2025
- disclosed12 May 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 12 May 2025
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How to fix?
Upgrade screen to version 5.0.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information due to improper handling of socket lookup error messages. An attacker can determine the existence of specific user paths and their types by observing error messages.