CVE-2017-5618 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01691.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnu	Screen

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-14715	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/patch/?id=1c6d2817926d30c9a7a97d99af7ac5de4a5845b8
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/tree/src/ChangeLog?h=v.4.5.1
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50142
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/29/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95873
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-devel/2017-01/msg00025.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5618
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5618

History

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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

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-5618

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2017-5618 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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