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TI-2009-01150 Aliases CVE-2009-1214GHSA-vfr3-f488-rjr4

GNU screen 4.0.3 creates the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file with world-readable…

Priority LOW 22CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

GNU screen 4.0.3 creates the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive session information.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00343 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1214
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vfr3-f488-rjr4

References

Other 5

  • TI-2023-10233 socket.c in GNU Screen through 4.9.0, when installed setuid or setgid (the default on… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2021-08542 encoding.c in GNU Screen through 4.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2003-00878 Integer signedness error in ansi.c for GNU screen 4.0.1 and earlier, and 3.9.15 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2020-07488 A buffer overflow was found in the way GNU Screen before 4.8.0 treated the special escape… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-03620 GNU screen before 4.5.1 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and consequently… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2007-02947 GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to unlock the screen via a CTRL-C sequence at the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
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