Unscored severity · published Oct 24, 2006
CVE-2006-4573
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…
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CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SC
Screen · Gnu
through 4.0.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4573
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4573
docs.info.apple.com
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
Patch
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-users/2006-10/msg00028.html
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22573
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22583
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22611
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