CVE-2001-1129 describes format string vulnerabilities in multiple Progress database 9.1C utilities, including _probuild and _dbutil. A local attacker can exploit this by injecting format string specifiers into a file referenced by the PROMSGS environment variable, leading to arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability is rated as HIGH severity with a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.1cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:progress:progress:9.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.