CVE-2003-0972

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Source

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0972

Import Source

https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2003-0972.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2003-0972

Published

2003-12-15T05:00:00Z

Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51Z

Downstream

DSA-408

Summary

[none]

Details

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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / screen

Package

Name: screen
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/screen?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

4.0.2-0.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / screen

Package

Name: screen
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/screen?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

4.0.2-0.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / screen

Package

Name: screen
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/screen?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

4.0.2-0.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}