CVE-2017-5618

published 2017-03-20

CVE-2017-5618: GNU screen before 4.5.1 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges by leveraging improper checking of logfile…

Priority P3 39 high 7.8 CVSS 3.0

AV L AC L PR L UI N S U C H I H A H

GNU screen before 4.5.1 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges by leveraging improper checking of logfile permissions.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	screen	< screen 4.5.0-3 (bookworm)	screen 4.5.0-3 (bookworm)
gnu	screen	<= 4.5.0	—
gnu	screen	>= 0 < 4.5.0-3	4.5.0-3
gnu	screen	>= 0 < 4.5.0-3	4.5.0-3
gnu	screen	>= 0 < 4.5.0-3	4.5.0-3
gnu	screen	>= 0 < 4.5.0-3	4.5.0-3

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.0 7.8 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 7.2 HIGH AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

osv 7.8 HIGH

vendor_debian 7.8 HIGH

vendor_redhat 7.8 HIGH

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