| Name | CVE-2009-1214 |
| Description | GNU screen 4.0.3 creates the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive session information. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 521123 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| screen (PTS) | bullseye | 4.8.0-6 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4.9.0-4 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 4.9.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| screen | source | lenny | 4.0.3-11+lenny1 | | | |
| screen | source | (unstable) | 4.0.3-13 | | | 521123 |
Notes
documented behaviour "or the public accessible screen-exchange", see man screen