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Unscored USN-3996-1 1 CVE

GNU Screen vulnerability

Published May 29, 2019 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

Kuang-che Wu discovered that GNU Screen improperly handled certain input. An
attacker could use this issue to cause GNU Screen to crash, resulting in a
denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS screen 4.1.0~20120320gitdb59704-9ubuntu0.1~esm1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2015-6806

    The MScrollV function in ansi.c in GNU screen 4.3.1 and earlier does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote …

    screen screen Debian Ubuntu

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6806