Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 24, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-9366
CVE-2020-9366
Description
A buffer overflow was found in the way GNU Screen before 4.8.0 treated the special escape OSC 49. Specially crafted output, or a special program, could corrupt memory and crash Screen or possibly have unspecified other impact.
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Affected products
3- GNU/Screendescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-devel/2020-02/msg00007.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/06/3nvdMailing ListPatchRelease Notes
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/25/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-62nvdThird Party Advisory
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