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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-4573

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the "utf8 combining characters handling" (utf8_handle_comb function in encoding.c) in screen before 4.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via certain UTF8 sequences.

LOW 2.6EPSS 2.17%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the "utf8 combining characters handling" (utf8_handle_comb function in encoding.c) in screen before 4.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via certain UTF8 sequences.

CVSS 2.0
2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
2.17% probability · 81th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
gnu/screen
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.