VDB
CVE-2017-5618
CVE-2017-5618
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
GNU screen before 4.5.1 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges by leveraging improper checking of logfile permissions.
EPSS 1.09% · 64.1th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
1.09%
64.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | screen | 0 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Timeline
- Mar 20, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 30, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 9, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 11, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 18, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/tree/src/ChangeLog?h=v.4.5.1 url
- http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50142 url
- [oss-security] 20170129 Re: CVE request: GNU screen escalation mailing-list
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/patch/?id=1c6d2817926d30c9a7a97d99af7ac5de4a5845b8 url
- 95873 vdb
- [screen-devel] 20170124 [bug #50142] root exploit 4.5.0 mailing-list
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5618 advisory