CVE-2009-1215

N/A Unknown
Published: April 01, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Race condition in GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=521123
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?25296
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/7
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34521
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/+bug/315993
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492104
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49887
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=521123
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?25296
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34521
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/+bug/315993
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492104
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49887
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
25th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

Affected Vendors

gnu

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