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CVE-2000-0901 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Format string vulnerability in screen 3.9.5 and earlier allo)

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.

CVE IDCVE-2000-0901
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score4.6
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2000-12-19
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionFormat 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.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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