CVE-2009-1215 (GCVE-0-2009-1215)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-04-01 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 05:04
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2009-03-25 00:00
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