CVE-2021-26937

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GNU Screen versions through 4.8.0

Description The issue is related to incorrect handling of UTF-8 character sequences in the encoding.c component of GNU Screen. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to gain access to confidential data, compromise data integrity, and cause a denial of service, potentially leading to an application crash.

Recommendations For GNU Screen versions through 4.8.0, update to a version later than 4.8.0 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.