CVE-2020-9366
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 24, 2020 at 04:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:27 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorScreen
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
A buffer overflow was found in the way GNU Screen before 4.8.0 treated the special escape OSC 49. Specially crafted output, or a special program, could corrupt memory and crash Screen or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/25/1x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-devel/2020-02/msg00007.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-62x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/06/3CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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