Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2007-3048. PoCs published by Rembrandt, gitcollect.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a local authentication bypass vulnerability in screen <= 4.0.3, where the screen lock mechanism can be bypassed using 'ctrl-c'. The issue is related to terminal locking and may involve PAM or other third-party authentication mechanisms.
Description
GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to unlock the screen via a CTRL-C sequence at the password prompt. NOTE: multiple third parties report inability to reproduce this issue
Exploits (2)
This is a writeup describing a local authentication bypass vulnerability in screen <= 4.0.3, where the screen lock mechanism can be bypassed using 'ctrl-c'. The issue is related to terminal locking and may involve PAM or other third-party authentication mechanisms.
This script exploits CVE-2007-3048, a vulnerability in GNU Screen that allows local users to bypass password protection by leveraging a race condition during session detachment. The PoC demonstrates how to regain access to a locked screen session without authentication.