CVE-2009-1215

Severity: low (CVSS 1.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-04-01 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

Race condition in GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file.

Affected products

Gnu Screen: 4.0.3

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=521123
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?25296
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34521
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/+bug/315993
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492104
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49887
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=521123
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?25296
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34521
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/+bug/315993

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