CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0891

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2001-0891 describes a format string vulnerability in the NQS daemon (nqsdaemon) in NQE 3.3.0.16 for CRAY UNICOS and SGI IRIX. This allows a local user to gain root privileges by submitting a batch job with a name that contains formatting characters.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious consequences regarding data security and system integrity.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of NQE to eliminate this vulnerability and to restrict access to batch job submission functions for unauthorized users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS