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CVE-2002-1602

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-04-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the Braille module for GNU screen 3.9.11, when HAVE_BRAILLE is defined, allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• GNU Screen: 3.9.4, 3.9.8, 3.9.9, 3.9.10, 3.9.11

References

• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/524227
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/268998
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4578
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8929
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/524227
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/268998
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4578
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8929

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