GNU screen before 4.5.1 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges by leveraging improper checking of logfile permissions.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-20T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:04:15.333Z

Reserved: 2017-01-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-5618

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-20T16:59:02.077

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:28:01.403

Link: CVE-2017-5618

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-01-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-5618 - Bugzilla