CVE-2009-1215 | BDVDB-2026-35869 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492104
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/7
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/+bug/315993
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=521123
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49887
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34521
- http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?25296
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.