DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0972

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0972
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0972.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0972
Upstream
Published
2003-12-15T05:00:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:01:59.615216Z
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"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0972.json"

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"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0972.json"

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"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0972.json"

Debian:14 / 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"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0972.json"