CVE-2001-0915 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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 0.00154.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Berkeley	Pmake

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-02-02T05:00:00

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

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

Link: CVE-2001-0915

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2001-0915

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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