Vulnerability CVE-2000-0901
Published: 2000-12-19   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.6/10
6.4/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Juergen -> Weigert screen 

 References:
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:46.screen.asc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0530.html
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-044.php3
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv6_draht_screen_txt.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-058.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/80178
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1641
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5188
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