CVE-2003-0972

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 sequences, which leads to a buffer overflow.

References

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:113

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-408

http://secunia.com/advisories/10539

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106995837813873&w=2

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gnu-screen/message/3118

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000809

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

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