CVE-2002-1602

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Published Mar 25, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

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

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:3.9.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:3.9.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:3.9.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:3.9.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:3.9.11:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1583	Buffer overflow in the Braille module for GNU screen 3.9.11, when HAVE_BRAILLE is defined, allows local users to execute arbitrary code.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.261% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Gnu Screen

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:34 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 25, 2005, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:34 AM
Reserved: Mar 25, 2005, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 23, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

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