ID CVE-2000-0901
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
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:juergen:weigert_screen:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:juergen:weigert_screen:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:juergen:weigert_screen:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:juergen:weigert_screen:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:juergen:weigert_screen:3.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:juergen:weigert_screen:3.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 4.6 (as of 03-05-2018 - 01:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
redhat via4
advisories
rhsa
id RHSA-2000:058
refmap via4
bid 1641
bugtraq
  • 20000905 screen 3.9.5 root vulnerability
  • 20000906 Screen-3.7.6 local compromise
debian 20000902a
freebsd FreeBSD-SA-00:46
mandrake MDKSA-2000:044
suse 20000906 screen format string parsing security problem
xf screen-format-string(5188)
Last major update 03-05-2018 - 01:29
Published 19-12-2000 - 05:00
Last modified 03-05-2018 - 01:29
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