CVE-2020-9366

screen: Out of bounds access when setting w_xtermosc after OSC 49

Published Feb 24, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
A buffer overflow was found in the way GNU Screen before 4.8.0 treated the special escape OSC 49. Specially crafted output, or a special program, could corrupt memory and crash Screen or possibly have unspecified other impact.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-30187 A buffer overflow was found in the way GNU Screen before 4.8.0 treated the special escape OSC 49. Specially crafted output, or a special program, could corrupt memory and crash Screen or possibly have unspecified other impact.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 10:26 AM
Reserved
Feb 24, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 24, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:27 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 6, 2020, 12:00 AM