CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0916

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in Berkeley parallel make (pmake) 2.1.33 and earlier allows a local user to gain root privileges via a long check argument of a shell definition.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a risk that a local user could gain full system privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access to data and resources.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of pmake that is not vulnerable to this buffer overflow.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Berkeley parallel make (pmake) 2.1.33 and earlier allows a local user to gain root privileges via a long check argument of a shell definition.

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