CVE-2015-6806
"GNU Screen Out-of-Bounds Vulnerability"
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 28, 2015, 8:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 2, 2019, 6:29 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-6806 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-6806 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-6806 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 02, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00001.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 29, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3996-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnu_screen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/11 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/11 Exploit Changed Reference Type https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45713 No Types Assigned https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45713 Advisory, Exploit Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-6806 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-6806
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
6.12 }} -0.60%
score
0.92375
percentile