DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6806

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6806
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6806.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6806
Downstream
Published
2015-09-28T20:59:06Z
Modified
2026-09-01T16:04:03Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / screen

Package

Name
screen
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/screen?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.3.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6806.json"

Debian:13 / screen

Package

Name
screen
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/screen?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.3.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6806.json"

Debian:14 / screen

Package

Name
screen
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/screen?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.3.1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6806.json"