CVE-2001-0891 describes a format string vulnerability within the NQS daemon (nqsdaemon) affecting Cray UNICOS and SGI IRIX systems running NQE 3.3.0.16. A local attacker can exploit this by submitting a batch job via qsub with a specially crafted name containing formatting characters, leading to root privilege escalation. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.3.0.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sgi:nqsdaemon:3.3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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