VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0901
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.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.97%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.97%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.97% probability · 60th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- juergen/weigert screen
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:46.screen.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0530.html
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-044.php3
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv6_draht_screen_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-058.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/80178
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1641Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5188
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:46.screen.asc
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0530.html
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-044.php3
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv6_draht_screen_txt.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-058.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/80178
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1641Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5188
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.