CVE catalog
CVE-2017-5618
screen: CVE-2017-5618
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.09% · Oct 27, 2026
GNU screen before 4.5.1 allows local users to modify arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges by leveraging improper checking of logfile permissions.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | screen | sid | 5.0.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | screen | forky | 5.0.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | screen | trixie | 4.9.1-3 | fixed |
| Debian | screen | bookworm | 4.9.0-4 | fixed |
| Alpine | screen | 3.5 | 4.5.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | screen | tumbleweed | 4.8.0-3.17 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | screen | source | sid | 4.5.0-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [852484] |
| Debian | screen | source | forky | 4.5.0-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [852484] |
| Debian | screen | source | trixie | 4.5.0-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [852484] |
| Debian | screen | source | bookworm | 4.5.0-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [852484] |
| Alpine | screen | apk | 3.5 | 4.5.1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-5618 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | screen | rpm | tumbleweed | 4.8.0-3.17 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11374-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [screen]Fixed
Details (2)
4.9.0-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.5.0-3dsa · screen · debian · bookworm; dsa · screen · debian · 12
4.9.0-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.5.0-3dsa · screen · debian · bookworm; dsa · screen · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [screen]Fixed
Details (2)
4.9.1-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.5.0-3dsa · screen · debian · 13
4.9.1-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.5.0-3dsa · screen · debian · 13
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_11374-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2017-5618]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5618]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11374-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5618]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-5618.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]