CVE-2009-1214 describes a vulnerability in GNU screen version 4.0.3 where the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file is created with world-readable permissions. This flaw allows local users to potentially access sensitive session information. With a CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N), it indicates a low attack complexity and local access requirement, leading to a complete compromise of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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