MEDIUMCVSS 4.6

CVE-2000-0901

CVE-2000-0901 updated by NVD

Modified: 2026-09-25
Sources: nvd

Summary

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.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0901

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