Description
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.
Published: 2001-01-22
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2000-0888 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.
History

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:37:31.382Z

Reserved: 2000-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0901

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-12-19T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:52:43.420

Link: CVE-2000-0901

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Severity :

Publid Date: 2000-09-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2000-0901 - Bugzilla

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