CVE-2001-0915 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in Berkeley parallel make (pmake) 2.1.33 and earlier allows a local user to gain root privileges via format specifiers in the check argument of a shell definition.

Published: 2002-02-02

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:berkeley:pmake:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2001-0898	Format string vulnerability in Berkeley parallel make (pmake) 2.1.33 and earlier allows a local user to gain root privileges via format specifiers in the check argument of a shell definition.

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 0.00397.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100638919720975&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7602.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3572

History

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Berkeley Pmake

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-02-02T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:37:06.836Z

Reserved: 2002-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0915

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-11-21T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2001-0915

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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