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CVE-2009-1215

CVE information

Published

14 years ago

Last Modified

6 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Low

Impact Analysis

Description

Race condition in GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
Low
Base Score
1.9/10
Exploit Score
3.4/10
Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
2.9/10
Confidentiality Impact
None
Availability Impact
None
Integrity Impact
Partial

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnu_screen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
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