CVE-2015-6806

Description

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.

Patch Available

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Score

Severity

Ecosystem

RPM

Publish Date

September 28, 2015

Modified Date

August 9, 2025

Score Vector

Affected Versions