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CVE-2001-1012 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Vulnerability in screen before 3.9.10, related to a multi-at)

Vulnerability in screen before 3.9.10, related to a multi-attach error, allows local users to gain root privileges when there is a subdirectory under /tmp/screens/.

CVE IDCVE-2001-1012
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2001-09-05
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionVulnerability in screen before 3.9.10, related to a multi-attach error, allows local users to gain root privileges when there is a subdirectory under /tmp/screens/.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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