CVE-2020-9366
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CVE-2020-9366 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A buffer overflow was found in the way GNU Screen before 4.8.0 treated the special escape OSC 49. Specially crafted output, or a special program, could corrupt memory and crash Screen or possibly have unspecified other impact.. EPSS estimates a 2.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A buffer overflow was found in the way GNU Screen before 4.8.0 treated the special escape OSC 49. Specially crafted output, or a special program, could corrupt memory and crash Screen or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Screen | < 4.8.0 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/25/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-devel/2020-02/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-62Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/06/3Mailing List, Patch, Release Notes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/25/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-devel/2020-02/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-62Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/06/3Mailing List, Patch, Release Notes
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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