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.
Published: 2003-12-02
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: 1.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2003-0962 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.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:12:35.501Z

Reserved: 2003-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0972

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-12-15T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0972

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2003-11-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2003-0972 - Bugzilla

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