CVE-2001-0916

CVE-2001-0916 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Berkeley parallel make (pmake) versions 2.1.33 and earlier. A local attacker can exploit this flaw by providing a long "check" argument within a shell definition, leading to root privilege escalation. This vulnerability is rated as high severity (CVSS 7.2) due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for SuSE Linux versions has been publicly available on ExploitDB since 2001, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.