CVE-2017-5618

PoC ×2—

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

EPSS

1%p63

Published

Mar 20, 2017 (Mar 20, 2017)

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.

Vendors: gnu
Products: screen
Weakness: CWE-863
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.1%)

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