CVE-2009-1215 Race condition in n/a
Low 1.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-1215 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2009-1215 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Apr 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1215 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1215/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1215/index.md)
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink race condition in the temporary file handling of GNU screen.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-1215?
CVE-2009-1215 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Apr 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1215?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Gnu Screen.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1215?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2009-1215 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1215 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1215, GHSA-4mvv-7x66-vcqx.