CVE-2015-6806

The MScrollV function in ansi.c in GNU screen 4.3.1 and earlier does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via an escape sequence with a large repeat count value.

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.0 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2015-09-28

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

• Gnu Screen (Gnu)

References

• http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/commit/?id=b7484c224738247b510ed0d268cd577076958f1b
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00001.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3352
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/11
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/4
• https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45713
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3996-1/