CVE-2000-0901
MediumPublished
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...
- Published
- Jan 22, 2001
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Sep 5, 2000
Primary CVSS
4.6/ 10Medium
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P1.0%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 59.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1IhaQueR@IRCnet · bsd · Sep 5, 2000
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