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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.
- Products
- screen
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 4.0.2-0.1
- CVEs
- CVE-2003-0972
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 20:14 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0972
screen
Fixed versions: 4.0.2-0.1
screen
Fixed versions: 4.0.2-0.1
screen
Fixed versions: 4.0.2-0.1
Complete source record
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