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.Referenceshttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5188http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/updates/MDKSA-2000-044.php3http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-058.htmlhttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/adv6_draht_screen_txt.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/80178ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:46.screen.aschttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1641http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-08/0530.html
