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CVE-2000-0901

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2000-0901 describes a format string vulnerability in Juergen Weigert screen versions 3.9.5 and earlier. This flaw allows local users to escalate privileges to root by injecting format characters into the vbell_msg initialization variable. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:juergen:weigert_screen:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:juergen:weigert_screen:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:juergen:weigert_screen:3.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
58.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-20191 · Sep 5, 2000
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0097 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 3,048 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2000-0901

security flaw

Sep 5, 2000

References

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