Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the "utf8 combining characters handling" (utf8_handle_comb function in encoding.c) in screen before 4.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via certain UTF8 sequences.
Published: 2006-10-24
Score: 2.6 Low
EPSS: 1.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1202-1 New screen packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-4561 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the "utf8 combining characters handling" (utf8_handle_comb function in encoding.c) in screen before 4.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via certain UTF8 sequences.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-370-1 screen vulnerability
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01899}

epss

{'score': 0.01874}


Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.01048}

epss

{'score': 0.01899}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:14:47.402Z

Reserved: 2006-09-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4573

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-10-24T18:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-4573

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2006-10-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2006-4573 - Bugzilla

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