DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0972

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0972

    Published: 15 Dec 2003Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2003-0972

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0972

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: screen

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/screen?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.0.2-0.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High