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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2003· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2003-0972

CVE-2003-0972

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.

Affected products

8
  • GNU/Screen8 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:3.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:3.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:3.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:3.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:3.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:3.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:3.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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