CVE-2000-0901 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1% (pctl 61)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 0.97% — more likely to be exploited than 61% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-12-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-23 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| juergen | weigert screen |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Juergen Weigert screen 3.9 - User Supplied Format String | 2000-09-05 |
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/1641
- 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/1641
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5188
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