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CVE-2000-0901
Published: Jan 22, 2001
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
screen-format-string(5188)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
MDKSA-2000:044
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
RHSA-2000:058
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
20000906 screen format string parsing security problem
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
20000905 screen 3.9.5 root vulnerability
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
1641
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
20000906 Screen-3.7.6 local compromise
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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