CVE-2000-0901
Format string vulnerability in screen 3.9.5 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via format characters in the vbell_msg initialization variable.
- EPSS
- 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 61% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- juergen:weigert_screen
References
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:46.screen.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0530.html
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-044.php3
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv6_draht_screen_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-058.html