medium5.0
CVE-2015-6806
The MScrollV function in ansi.c in GNU screen 4.3.1 and earlier does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (…
Impact
The MScrollV function in ansi.c in GNU screen 4.3.1 and earlier does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via an escape sequence with a large repeat count value.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Gnu Screen | through 4.3.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/commit/?id=b7484c224738247b510ed0d268cd577076958f1b
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00001.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3352
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/4
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45713
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3996-1/
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/commit/?id=b7484c224738247b510ed0d268cd577076958f1b
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00001.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3352
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/4
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45713
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3996-1/