CVE-2003-0972

NameCVE-2003-0972
DescriptionInteger 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-408

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
screen (PTS)buster, buster (security)4.6.2-3+deb10u1fixed
bullseye4.8.0-6fixed
bookworm4.9.0-4fixed
sid, trixie4.9.1-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
screensourcewoody3.9.11-5woody1DSA-408
screensource(unstable)4.0.2-0.1

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