CVE-2017-5618

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-863

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Mar 20, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-5618: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix