VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2003-0972

CVSS score10 HIGH
EPSS probability3.55%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2003-12-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

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.

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