CVE-2015-6806

The MScrollV function in ansi.c in GNU screen 4.3.1 and earlier does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…

published September 28, 2015

CVSS
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EPSS
4%
Percentile
90.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The MScrollV function in ansi.c in GNU screen 4.3.1 and earlier does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via an escape sequence with a large repeat count value.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04148 · 90.8th percentile
Published
2015-09-28T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 SEP 20:00Z
    The MScrollV function in ansi.c in GNU screen 4.3.1 and earlier does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
    cvelistv5