CVE-2017-5618
HIGH7.8EPSS 2.3%Published: 3/20/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/screenfrom 0, < 4.5.1
- Debian/screenfrom 0, < 4.5.0-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |