HIGH
GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to unlock the screen via a CTRL-C sequence at the password prompt
Published Jun 5, 2007
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.71%
Description
GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to unlock the screen via a CTRL-C sequence at the password prompt. NOTE: multiple third parties report inability to reproduce this issue
Affected products
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.71% 0.00707
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00707
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.71% (0.00707) | 51.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.71% (0.00707) | 48.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 14.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063706.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063710.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063721.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063728.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34693 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063706.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063710.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063721.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063728.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34693 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 5, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 5, 2007
Link CVE-2007-3048
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a