CVE-2001-0891

View on CVE.org

Published Apr 2, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sgi:nqsdaemon:3.3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0874	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.349% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020101-01-I
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

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Cray Unicos

Sgi Nqsdaemon

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:37 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 2, 2003, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:37 AM
Reserved: Jan 16, 2002, 12:00 AM

View source JSON

Vulnrichment No data

No data.

NVD Updated: Nov 12, 2026, 12:10 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 31, 2002, 5:00 AM
Modified: Nov 12, 2026, 12:10 AM

View source JSON

Red Hat No data

No data.

OpenCVE enrichment No data

No data.

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2001-11-27T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2002-06-16T00:00:00.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"name": "3275", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_OSVDB"], "url": "http://www.osvdb.org/3275"}, {"name": "20011127 UNICOS LOCAL HOLE ALL VERSIONS", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ"], "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100695627423924&w=2"}, {"name": "3590", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3590"}, {"name": "unicos-nqsd-format-string(7618)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7618"}, {"name": "20020101-01-I", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_SGI"], "url": "ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020101-01-I"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2001-0891", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "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."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "3275", "refsource": "OSVDB", "url": "http://www.osvdb.org/3275"}, {"name": "20011127 UNICOS LOCAL HOLE ALL VERSIONS", "refsource": "BUGTRAQ", "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100695627423924&w=2"}, {"name": "3590", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3590"}, {"name": "unicos-nqsd-format-string(7618)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7618"}, {"name": "20020101-01-I", "refsource": "SGI", "url": "ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020101-01-I"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-08T04:37:06.888Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "3275", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_OSVDB", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.osvdb.org/3275"}, {"name": "20011127 UNICOS LOCAL HOLE ALL VERSIONS", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100695627423924&w=2"}, {"name": "3590", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3590"}, {"name": "unicos-nqsd-format-string(7618)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7618"}, {"name": "20020101-01-I", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_SGI", "x_transferred"], "url": "ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020101-01-I"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2001-0891", "datePublished": "2003-04-02T05:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2002-01-16T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-08T04:37:06.888Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:sgi:nqsdaemon:3.3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "5F517BBC-025F-475C-8BD4-2AC77D11265B", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}, {"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "B7B7EE1D-BD38-49D6-B58E-34A53EB150C1", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Vulnerabilidad en el formateado de cadenas en el demonio NQS (nqsdaemon) en NQE 3.3.0.16 para CRAY UNICOS permite que un usuario local obtenga privilegios de root usando qsub para enviar un proceso job cuyo nombre contiene caracteres de formatado."}], "id": "CVE-2001-0891", "lastModified": "2026-11-12T00:10:00.150", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "LOCAL", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 7.2, "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 10.0, "obtainAllPrivilege": true, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}]}, "published": "2002-01-31T05:00:00.000", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020101-01-I"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100695627423924&w=2"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.osvdb.org/3275"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3590"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7618"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020101-01-I"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100695627423924&w=2"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.osvdb.org/3275"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3590"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7618"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}