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CVE-2015-6806 (GCVE-0-2015-6806)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-09-28 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 07:29

Summary

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2267 records in the last 180 days details

References

8 references

URL	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/0…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/1	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/commi…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/4	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45713	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3352	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3996-1/	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE

Date Public

2015-08-07 00:00

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CNVD-2015-06320

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2015-10-09

Title

GNU Screen拒绝服务漏洞

Description

GNU Screen是一套用于命令行终端切换的自由软件。 GNU Screen存在一个栈溢出漏洞。攻击者可利用漏洞使应用程序崩溃，造成拒绝服务。

Severity

中

Patch Name

GNU Screen拒绝服务漏洞的补丁

Patch Description

GNU Screen是一套用于命令行终端切换的自由软件。 GNU Screen存在一个栈溢出漏洞。攻击者可利用漏洞使应用程序崩溃，造成拒绝服务。目前，供应商发布了安全公告及相关补丁信息，修复了此漏洞。

Formal description

用户可参考如下厂商提供的安全公告获取补丁以修复该漏洞： https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3352

Reference

https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3352

Impacted products

Name
Gnu Screen

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FKIE_CVE-2015-6806

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-09-28 20:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:31

Severity

Summary

References

URL	Tags
cve@mitre.org	http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/commit/?id=b7484c224738247b510ed0d268cd577076958f1b
cve@mitre.org	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00001.html
cve@mitre.org	http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3352
cve@mitre.org	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/1
cve@mitre.org	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/11	Exploit
cve@mitre.org	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/4
cve@mitre.org	https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45713	Exploit, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://usn.ubuntu.com/3996-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/commit/?id=b7484c224738247b510ed0d268cd577076958f1b
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00001.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3352
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/11	Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45713	Exploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://usn.ubuntu.com/3996-1/

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	gnu	gnu_screen	*

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GHSA-3CXX-6JHW-PQVG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 00:59 – Updated: 2025-04-12 12:52

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  "id": "GHSA-3cxx-6jhw-pqvg",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:52:21Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T00:59:41Z",
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GSD-2015-6806

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20

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CVE-2015-6806

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CVE-2015-6806

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SUSE-SU-2019:1354-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2019-05-24 17:05 - Updated: 2026-09-20 13:10

Summary

Security update for screen

Severity

Moderate

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2015-6806.

CVE-2015-6806

6.5 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Recommended: 26 products

Open the full advisory

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6806 (CVE-2015-6806)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2015-09-28 00:00 – Updated: 2025-09-08 16:43 – Source website

Details

Severity

N/A (UNKNOWN)

low

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6806	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/1	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3996-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6806	REPORT

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        "name": "screen",
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