CVE-2009-1214: GNU Screen

Medium severity, CVSS 4.9. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• GNU Screen: version 4.0.3 only

Published 2009-04-01. Last modified 2026-06-16.