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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-9366: GNU Screen: Buffer overflow

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-9366: GNU Screen: Buffer overflow

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/24/2020
Created
04/01/2020
Added
03/31/2020
Modified
03/31/2020

Description

A buffer overflow was found in the way GNU Screen before 4.8.0 treated the special escape OSC 49. Specially crafted output, or a special program, could corrupt memory and crash Screen or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-misc-screen

References

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