PT-2001-2161 · Gnu · Screen

Published 2001-09-05 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-2001-1012

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions screen versions prior to 3.9.10

Description The issue is related to a multi-attach error, allowing local users to gain root privileges when there is a subdirectory under /tmp/screens/.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.9.10, update to version 3.9.10 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1012

Affected Products

Screen

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1012 · Security Note
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_030_screen_txt.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7134 · Note