Vulnerability in Juergen Weigert Screen
CVE-2000-0901
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Juergen Weigert Screen — versions 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5188 (vdb-entry)
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-044.php3 (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-058.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv6_draht_screen_txt.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/80178 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1641 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0530.html (mailing-list)