CVE-2017-5618
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5618
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-5618.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-5618
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-03-20T16:59:02Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-10T01:09:06.927191Z
- Severity
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- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/patch/?id=1c6d2817926d30c9a7a97d99af7ac5de4a5845b8
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/tree/src/ChangeLog?h=v.4.5.1
- http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50142
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/29/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95873
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-devel/2017-01/msg00025.html