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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2007-3048

GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to unlock the screen via a CTRL-C sequence at the password prompt.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.71%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.71%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to unlock the screen via a CTRL-C sequence at the password prompt. NOTE: multiple third parties report inability to reproduce this issue

CVSS 2.0
7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
0.71% probability · 51th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
gnu/screen
Source
cve@mitre.org

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