{"id":"CVE-2017-5618","details":"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.","modified":"2026-03-15T22:17:33.105937Z","published":"2017-03-20T16:59:02.077Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2024:11374-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95873"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/tree/src/ChangeLog?h=v.4.5.1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50142"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/screen.git/patch/?id=1c6d2817926d30c9a7a97d99af7ac5de4a5845b8"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/29/3"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-devel/2017-01/msg00025.html"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-5618.json","unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"4.5.0"}]}]}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}