CVE-2017-5618
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 20, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 29, 2017
Description
GNU screen before 4.5.1 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges by leveraging improper checking of logfile permissions.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/tree/src/ChangeLog?h=v.4.5.1
- http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50142
- [oss-security] 20170129 Re: CVE request: GNU screen escalationmailing-list
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/patch/?id=1c6d2817926d30c9a7a97d99af7ac5de4a5845b8
- 95873vdb-entry
- [screen-devel] 20170124 [bug #50142] root exploit 4.5.0mailing-list
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