CVE-2006-4573
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the "utf8 combining characters handling" ...
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the "utf8 combining characters handling" (utf8_handle_comb function in encoding.c) in screen before 4.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via certain UTF8 sequences.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the "utf8 combining characters handling" (utf8_handle_comb function in encoding.c) in screen before 4.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via certain UTF8 sequences.
- Record
CVE-2006-4573- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the "utf8 combining characters handling" (utf8_handle_comb function in encoding.c) in screen before 4.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via certain UTF8 sequences.
- Record
CVE-2006-4573- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4561 No score
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the "utf8 combining characters handling" (utf8_handle_comb function in encoding.c) in screen before 4.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via certain UTF8 sequences.
- Record
EUVD-2006-4561- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5v6p-jx73-rq6x No score
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the "utf8 combining characters handling" ...
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the "utf8 combining characters handling" (utf8_handle_comb function in encoding.c) in screen before 4.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via certain UTF8 sequences.
- Record
GHSA-5v6p-jx73-rq6x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the "utf8 combining characters handling" (utf8_handle_comb function in encoding.c) in screen before 4.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via certain UTF8 sequences.
- Record
CVE-2006-4573- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-4573 No score
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the "utf8 combining characters handling" (utf8_handle_comb function in encoding.c) in screen before 4.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via certain UTF8 sequences.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4573- 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-2006-4573 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Gnu Screen, published October 24, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.29%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in screen 4.0.3-0.1.
References
docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1939
slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.480775
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:191
debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1202
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lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-370-1
secunia.com/advisories/25402
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-users/2006-10/msg00028.html
securityfocus.com/bid/20727
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-734
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-01.xml
openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.026-screen.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4573
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5v6p-jx73-rq6x
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-4573