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Status published
Medium
CVE-2000-0901
Format string vulnerability in screen 3.9.5 and earlier allows local...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5188
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-044.php3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-058.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv6_draht_screen_txt.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/80178
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:46.screen.asc
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1641
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0530.html
Affected Vendor
juergen
View all reports →Affected Software
weigert screen
Vulnerable Versions:
3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 22nd, 2001
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.