GNU screen File Existence Test information exposure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU screen. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component File Existence Test Handler. This manipulation causes information exposure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-46804. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU screen (unknown version). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component File Existence Test Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information exposure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-209. The product generates an error message that includes sensitive information about its environment, users, or associated data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A minor information leak when running Screen with setuid-root privileges allosw unprivileged users to deduce information about a path that would otherwise not be available. Affected are older Screen versions, as well as version 5.0.0.

It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-46804 since 04/30/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 246865 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-46804), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (246865) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1850). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Xerox FreeFlow Print Server

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Class: Information exposure
CWE: CWE-209 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 246865
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-46804

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04/30/2025 🔍
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08/16/2025 +94 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-46804 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-46804
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308887
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1850 - Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff

Entryinfo

Created: 05/14/2025 08:42
Updated: 08/16/2025 11:43
Changes: 05/14/2025 08:42 (49), 05/26/2025 16:44 (24), 05/27/2025 11:34 (1), 08/10/2025 18:37 (2), 08/16/2025 11:43 (7)
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