Description
Integer signedness error in ansi.c for GNU screen 4.0.1 and earlier, and 3.9.15 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large number of ";" (semicolon) characters in escape sequences, which leads to a buffer overflow.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10539 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106995837813873&w=2 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-408 ↗
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000809 ↗
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:113 ↗
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gnu-screen/message/3118 ↗