Is CVE-2003-0972 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2003-0972 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2003-0972?

CVE-2003-0972 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2003-0972?

CVE-2003-0972 has an EPSS score of 3.40% (87th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0972?

Upgrade screen on debian 11 to 4.0.2-0.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2003-0972

HIGHEPSS 87th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Integer signedness error in ansi.c for GNU screen 4.0.1 and earlier, and 3.9.15 and earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large number of ";" (semicolon) characters in escape sequences, which leads to a buffer overflow.

How to fix

Remediation Available

screenDebian

Fixed in:4.0.2-0.1CVE-2003-0972

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

3.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

87thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 87% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

debian.org

Other references5

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