CVE-2006-4573

screen buffer overflow

Published Oct 24, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 2.6 Low EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1202-1 New screen packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-4561 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-370-1 screen vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01899}

epss

{'score': 0.01874}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01048}

epss

{'score': 0.01899}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 7:14 PM
Reserved
Sep 6, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 24, 2006, 6:07 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:29 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 23, 2006, 12:00 AM