security flaw
Published Dec 2, 2003
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.40%
Description
Integer signedness error in ansi.c for GNU screen 4.0.1 and earlier, and 3.9.15 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large number of ";" (semicolon) characters in escape sequences, which leads to a buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.40% (0.03401) | 88.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.40% (0.03401) | 87.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.21% (0.01208) | 77.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.93% (0.03931) | 80.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.21% (0.01208) | 77.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00278) | 69.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00278) | 67.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00278) | 63.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.21% (0.03214) | 84.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.21% (0.03214) | 82.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.21% (0.03214) | 65.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000809 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gnu-screen/message/3118 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106995837813873&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10539 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-408 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:113 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0972 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617111 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0972
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0972
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000809 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gnu-screen/message/3118 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106995837813873&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/10539 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-408 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:113 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0972 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617111 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0972 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0972 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.