Re: screen 3.9.5 root vulnerability

[abs () PURPLEI COM]

        Fix applied to NetBSD pkgsrc on 1st september. NetBSD pkgsrc
        users should confirm they have screen-3.9.5nb1 or later.

        For reference, patch applied:

$NetBSD: patch-ah,v 1.2 2000/09/01 15:23:51 kim Exp $

--- screen.c.orig       Wed Sep  1 17:57:25 1999
+++ screen.c    Fri Sep  1 11:22:45 2000
@@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@
              else if (visual && !D_VB && (!D_status || !D_status_bell))
                {
                  D_status_delayed = -1;
-                 Msg(0, VisualBellString);
+                 Msg(0, "%s", VisualBellString);
                  if (D_status)
                    {
                      D_status_bell = 1;

                David/absolute
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