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Vendor: Gnu • 9 CVEs

CVEs (9)

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1Gnu
1Screen
Jun 17, 2026
Apr 8, 2023
N/A· v4
6.5 MEDIUM· v3
N/A· v2
socket.c in GNU Screen through 4.9.0, when installed setuid or setgid (the default on platforms such as Arch Linux and FreeBSD), allows local users to send a privileged SIGHUP signal to any PID, causing a denial of servi...Show more
socket.c in GNU Screen through 4.9.0, when installed setuid or setgid (the default on platforms such as Arch Linux and FreeBSD), allows local users to send a privileged SIGHUP signal to any PID, causing a denial of service or disruption of the target process.Show less
3Debian
FedoraprojectGnu
3Debian Linux
FedoraScreen
Jun 17, 2026
Feb 9, 2021
N/A· v4
9.8 CRITICAL· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
encoding.c in GNU Screen through 4.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted UTF-8 character sequence.
1Gnu
1Screen
Jun 17, 2026
Feb 24, 2020
N/A· v4
9.8 CRITICAL· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
A buffer overflow was found in the way GNU Screen before 4.8.0 treated the special escape OSC 49. Specially crafted output, or a special program, could corrupt memory and crash Screen or possibly have unspecified other i...Show more
A buffer overflow was found in the way GNU Screen before 4.8.0 treated the special escape OSC 49. Specially crafted output, or a special program, could corrupt memory and crash Screen or possibly have unspecified other impact.Show less
1Gnu
1Screen
May 13, 2026
Mar 20, 2017
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
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.
1Gnu
1Screen
Apr 23, 2026
Apr 1, 2009
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
4.9 MEDIUM· v2
GNU screen 4.0.3 creates the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive session information.
1Gnu
1Screen
Apr 23, 2026
Jun 5, 2007
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
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
1Gnu
1Screen
Apr 23, 2026
Oct 24, 2006
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
2.6 LOW· v2
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the "utf8 combining characters handling" (utf8_handle_comb function in encoding.c) in screen before 4.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang...Show more
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the "utf8 combining characters handling" (utf8_handle_comb function in encoding.c) in screen before 4.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via certain UTF8 sequences.Show less
1Gnu
1Screen
Apr 16, 2026
Dec 15, 2003
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
10.0 HIGH· v2
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...Show more
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.Show less
1Gnu
1Screen
Apr 16, 2026
Apr 23, 2002
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
4.6 MEDIUM· v2
Buffer overflow in the Braille module for GNU screen 3.9.11, when HAVE_BRAILLE is defined, allows local users to execute arbitrary code.