DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4573

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-4573
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4573.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4573
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2006-10-24T18:07:00Z
Modified
2026-09-12T06:47:29Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / screen

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.3-0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4573.json"

Debian:13 / screen

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.3-0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4573.json"

Debian:14 / screen

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.0.3-0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4573.json"