CVE-2000-0901

Medium CVSS 4.6

Published 2000-12-19 · last changed 2026-09-23

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0901, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0901

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P