CVE-2009-1214
GNU screen 4.0.3 creates the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file with world-readable permissions,...
GNU screen 4.0.3 creates the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive session information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
GNU screen 4.0.3 creates the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive session information.
- Record
CVE-2009-1214- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
GNU screen 4.0.3 creates the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive session information.
- Record
CVE-2009-1214- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1213 No score
GNU screen 4.0.3 creates the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive session information.
- Record
EUVD-2009-1213- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vfr3-f488-rjr4 No score
GNU screen 4.0.3 creates the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file with world-readable permissions,...
GNU screen 4.0.3 creates the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive session information.
- Record
GHSA-vfr3-f488-rjr4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
GNU screen 4.0.3 creates the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive session information.
- Record
CVE-2009-1214- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-1214 No score
GNU screen 4.0.3 creates the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive session information.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1214- 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-2009-1214 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) 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 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in screen 4.0.3-13.