VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0891
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sgi/nqsdaemon · cray/unicos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020101-01-IPatch, Vendor Advisory
- 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
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020101-01-IPatch, Vendor Advisory
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.