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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/patch/?id=1c6d2817926d30c9a7a97d99af7ac5de4a5845b8 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/tree/src/ChangeLog?h=v.4.5.1 | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50142 | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/29/3 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95873 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-devel/2017-01/msg00025.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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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
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2017-03-20T16:59:02.077
Modified: 2020-08-24T17:37:01.140
Link: CVE-2017-5618
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE