CVE-2007-3048

Exp

GNU screen 4.0.3 allows local users to unlock the screen via a CTRL-C sequence at the password prompt. NOTE: multiple third parties report inability to reproduce this issue

Published: 2007-06-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-3048 is rated High Exploit Risk (61.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.71%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-3048

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4028 exploit_db edb 2008-06-18 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3048

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.32% 0.71% +0.38%
2 2025-09-15 0.05% 0.32% +0.27%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-3048

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-3048

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-3048

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2007-3048: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2007-3048
debian unimportant CVE-2007-3048 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (screen), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-3048
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-3048 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (screen), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-3048

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-3048

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnu screen 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnu:screen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-3048

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