CVE-2017-5618
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.3%
Description
GNU screen before 4.5.1 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges by leveraging improper checking of logfile permissions.
How to fix CVE-2017-5618
To remediate CVE-2017-5618, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/screen—upgrade to 4.5.1 or later
- Debian/screen—upgrade to 4.5.0-3 or later
Is CVE-2017-5618 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 4.5.1
- from 0, < 4.5.0-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |