GNU Screen denial of service | CVE-2023-24626

NAME
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GNU Screen denial of service

Platforms Affected:
GNU Screen 4.9.0

Risk Level:
5.5

Exploitability:
Proof of Concept

Consequences:
Denial of Service

DESCRIPTION
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GNU Screen is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw when installed with setuid or setgid. By sending a specially crafted SIGHUP signal to any PID, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service or disruption of the target process.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
Low

User Interaction:
None

Scope:
Unchanged

Access Vector:
Local


 


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