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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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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. |
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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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Status : Modified
Published: 2000-12-19T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-06-16T21:52:43.420
Link: CVE-2000-0901
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD