CVE-2015-6806

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnu_screen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:35

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/commit/?id=b7484c224738247b510ed0d268cd577076958f1b - () http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/commit/?id=b7484c224738247b510ed0d268cd577076958f1b -
References () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00001.html - () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00001.html -
References () http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3352 - () http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3352 -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/1 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/1 -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/11 - Exploit () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/11 - Exploit
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/4 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/4 -
References () https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45713 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory () https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45713 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3996-1/ - () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3996-1/ -

Information

Published : 2015-09-28 20:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:35


NVD link : CVE-2015-6806

Mitre link : CVE-2015-6806

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-6806


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Products Affected

gnu

  • gnu_screen
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer