Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20156806000
Revision Date
:
2015-09-28
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2015-6806 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
Description
:
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.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2015-6806
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) is installed.
AND
The 'screen' package in trusty is affected and needs fixing.
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