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CVE-2003-0972: gnu screen

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0972DSA-408
Published 02-12-2003Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-0972 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in gnu screen. EPSS estimates a 3.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.55%
0%100%
Low · +0.15 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-12-2003
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Integer signedness error in ansi.c for GNU screen 4.0.1 and earlier, and 3.9.15 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large number of ";" (semicolon) characters in escape sequences, which leads to a buffer overflow.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.55%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.15 pp

From 3.40% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
3.55%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • screen< 4.0.2-0.1 | < 3.9.11-5woody1
Gnu1 product
  • screen3.9.4 | 3.9.8 | 3.9.9 | 3.9.10 | 3.9.11 | 3.9.13 | 3.9.15 | 4.0.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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