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CVE-2015-6806

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 4.15%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-09-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2015-6806
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
4.15%

Original NVD Description

The MScrollV function in ansi.c in GNU screen 4.3.1 and earlier does not properly limit recursion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via an escape sequence with a large repeat count value.