PT-2001-2270 · Progress · Progress

Published 2001-10-08 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-2001-1128

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Progress database versions 8.3D through 9.1C

Description The issue allows local users to execute arbitrary code via long entries in files specified by the PROMSGS or PROTERMCAP environment variables.

Recommendations For versions 8.3D through 9.1C, consider restricting access to the environment variables PROMSGS and PROTERMCAP to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1128

Affected Products

Progress

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1128 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3414 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/219174 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7264 · Note