The MScrollV function in ansi.c in GNU screen 4.3.1 and earlier does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via an escape sequence with a large repeat count value.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade screen | Aug 30, 2017 | Sep 28, 2015 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade screen | Jul 30, 2024 | Sep 28, 2015 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade screen | Dec 10, 2025 | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade screen | Feb 22, 2019 | Sep 28, 2015 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade screen | Apr 16, 2020 | Sep 28, 2015 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade screen | Dec 11, 2019 | Sep 28, 2015 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 7, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade screen | May 25, 2019 | Sep 28, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade screen (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade screen | May 30, 2019 | Sep 28, 2015 |
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