CVE-2015-6806
Published Sep 28, 2015
Last updated 5 years ago
Overview
- Description
- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5
- Impact score
- 2.9
- Exploitability score
- 10
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-119
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
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"negate": false,
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"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnu_screen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "60534A4C-D7AF-49DC-871F-B61D9189125E",
"versionEndIncluding": "4.3.1"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]