USN-3996-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3996-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3996-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3996-1

Related

Published

2019-05-29T13:55:13.934256Z

Modified

2019-05-29T13:55:13.934256Z

Summary

GNU Screen vulnerability

Details

Kuang-che Wu discovered that GNU Screen improperly handled certain input. An attacker could use this issue to cause GNU Screen to crash, resulting in a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / screen

Package

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

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": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.0~20120320gitdb59704-9ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "screen"
        }
    ]
}