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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-20T16:00:00

Updated: 2017-03-20T15:57:01

Reserved: 2017-01-29T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2017-5618

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-03-20T16:59:02.077

Modified: 2020-08-24T17:37:01.140


Link: CVE-2017-5618

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