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CVE-2000-0901

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 2000-12-19 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Juergen Weigert Screen

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References