VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2000-0901

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.97%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2000-12-19
Last modified2026-09-23
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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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