CVE-2003-0972
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 89.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2003-12-02 05:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 02:12Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2003-12-01
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 523c3f96e4a450901e6523622bf384fa4f5e18cf8cb67ae7ce4be05b5cedeaff
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com10539http://secunia.com/advisories/10539
- marc.info20031127 GNU screen buffer overflowhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106995837813873&w=2
- www.debian.orgDSA-408http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-408
- distro.conectiva.com.brCLA-2004:809http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000809
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2003:113http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:113
- groups.yahoo.comhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/gnu-screen/message/3118
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- screen Fixed in 4.0.2-0.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- screen Fixed in 4.0.2-0.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- screen Fixed in 4.0.2-0.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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