CVE-2017-5618
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.
- Score
- CVSS 3.0 7.8 High
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2017-03-20
- Last modified
- 2024-08-05
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863
Affected products
References
- 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
