{
    "id": "CVE-2000-0901",
    "published": "2000-12-19 05:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-09-23 09:10:01",
    "cvss_score": "4.6",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.00970",
    "epss_percentile": "0.60856",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-12 18:17:02",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "juergen",
            "product": "weigert_screen"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "20191",
            "title": "Juergen Weigert screen 3.9 - User Supplied Format String",
            "date": "2000-09-05",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20191"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}