VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-1128
Buffer overflow in Progress database 8.3D and 9.1C allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long entries in files that are specified by the (1) PROMSGS or (2) PROTERMCAP environment variables.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.71%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.71%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in Progress database 8.3D and 9.1C allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long entries in files that are specified by the (1) PROMSGS or (2) PROTERMCAP environment variables.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.71% probability · 52th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- progress/progress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/219174Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3414Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7264
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/219174Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3414Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7264
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.