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CVE-2001-1012

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-09-05 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Vulnerability in screen before 3.9.10, related to a multi-attach error, allows local users to gain root privileges when there is a subdirectory under /tmp/screens/.

Affected products

• Suse Linux: 6.3, 6.4, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2

References

• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_030_screen_txt.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7134
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_030_screen_txt.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7134

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