CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1129

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2001-1129 describes format string vulnerabilities in various components of Progress database 9.1C, allowing a local user to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the file used by the PROMSGS environment variable.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized system access and execution of malicious code, posing a significant security risk to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of the Progress database and to monitor and restrict access to the PROMSGS environment variable.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Format string vulnerabilities in (1) _probuild, (2) _dbutil, (3) _mprosrv, (4) _mprshut, (5) _proapsv, (6) _progres, (7) _proutil, (8) _rfutil and (9) prolib in Progress database 9.1C allows a local user to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the file used by the PROMSGS environment variable.

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