CVE-2007-3048 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to unlock the screen via a CTRL-C sequence at the password prompt. NOTE: multiple third parties report inability to reproduce this issue

Published: 2007-06-05

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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 0.00308.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063706.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063710.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063721.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063728.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34693

History

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Subscriptions

Gnu Screen

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-06-05T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:05:27.574Z

Reserved: 2007-06-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-3048

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-06-05T23:30:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-3048

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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