CVE-2009-1215
Race condition in GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via...
Race condition in GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Race condition in GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2009-1215- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Race condition in GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2009-1215- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1214 No score
Race condition in GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2009-1214- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4mvv-7x66-vcqx No score
Race condition in GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via...
Race condition in GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-4mvv-7x66-vcqx- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Race condition in GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2009-1215- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-1215 No score
Race condition in GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1215- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-1215 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Gnu Screen, published April 1, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 14th percentile. Fixed in screen 4.0.3-13.