CVE-2003-0972

GNU Screen - Buffer Overflow

Title source: rule

Description

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.

References (6)

[Vendor Advisory] http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000809

[Various Sources] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gnu-screen/message/3118

[Mailing List] http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106995837813873&w=2

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-408

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:113

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/10539

Scores

EPSS 0.0121

EPSS Percentile 78.7%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (8)

gnu/screen

Timeline

Published Dec 15, 2003

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026