Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting screen package, versions [3.9.4,3.9.11]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-SCREEN-2319402
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed23 Apr 2002
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 23 Apr 2002

CVE-2002-1602  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for screen.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution. Buffer overflow in the Braille module for GNU screen 3.9.11, when HAVE_BRAILLE is defined, allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1