DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1215

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1215

    Published: 1 Apr 2009Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2009-1215

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1215

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: screen

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.0.3-13

    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
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