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CVE-2009-1215
CVE-2009-1215
PUBLISHED
Reported by mitre · Published April 1, 2009
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | * |
Timeline
- Apr 1, 2009 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 8, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 23, 2026 CVE Updated
- Nov 5, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
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References
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [oss-security] 20090325 CVE request -- zsh, XFree86-xfs/xorg-x11-xfs, screen mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- screen-screenexchange-symlink(49887) vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- 34521 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- x_refsource_MISC