CVE-2009-1215

NONECVSS 0.0Trending — 4 sources updated this week

0.0

Race condition in GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: 0.0(none)
EPSS: 24.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 1, 2009

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

References (14)

cve@mitrehttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=521123
cve@mitrehttp://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?25296
cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/7
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34521
cve@mitrehttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/+bug/315993
cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492104
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49887
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=521123
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?25296
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/25/7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34521
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/screen/+bug/315993
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492104
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49887

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2009-1215?

CVE-2009-1215 is a none vulnerability published on April 1, 2009. Race condition in GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/screen-exchange temporary file.

When was CVE-2009-1215 disclosed?

CVE-2009-1215 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 1, 2009, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2009-1215 actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1215 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 24.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2009-1215?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2009-1215, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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