CVE-2001-0891 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in NQS daemon (nqsdaemon) in NQE 3.3.0.16 for CRAY UNICOS and SGI IRIX allows a local user to gain root privileges by using qsub to submit a batch job whose name contains formatting characters.

Published: 2003-04-02

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sgi:nqsdaemon:3.3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0874	Format string vulnerability in NQS daemon (nqsdaemon) in NQE 3.3.0.16 for CRAY UNICOS and SGI IRIX allows a local user to gain root privileges by using qsub to submit a batch job whose name contains formatting characters.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00047.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020101-01-I
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100695627423924&w=2
http://www.osvdb.org/3275
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3590
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7618

History

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Subscriptions

Cray Unicos

Sgi Nqsdaemon

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:37:06.888Z

Reserved: 2002-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0891

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-01-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0891

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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