Description
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.
Published: 2017-03-20
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 3.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD 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.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

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

Reserved: 2017-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5618

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-5618

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2017-5618 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses