UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6806

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6806
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6806.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6806
Related
Published
2015-09-28T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:10Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The MScrollV function in ansi.c in GNU screen 4.3.1 and earlier does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via an escape sequence with a large repeat count value.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / screen

Package

Name
screen
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/screen@4.1.0~20120320gitdb59704-9ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.1.0~20120320gitdb59704-9ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

4.*

4.0.3-14ubuntu10
4.1.0~20120320gitdb59704-9

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.0~20120320gitdb59704-9ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "screen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.0~20120320gitdb59704-9ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "screen-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.0~20120320gitdb59704-9ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "screen-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / screen

Package

Name
screen
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/screen@4.3.1-2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.3.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.3.1-2",
            "binary_name": "screen"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.3.1-2",
            "binary_name": "screen-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.3.1-2",
            "binary_name": "screen-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}