CVE-2009-1215

2009-04-0110:00:00

mitre

www.cve.org

6.1 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

Race condition in GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file.

References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=521123

savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?25296

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/7

www.securityfocus.com/bid/34521

bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/+bug/315993

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492104

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49887