PT-2002-1093 · Nqe · Nqe+2

Published 2002-01-31 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0891

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 NQE version 3.3.0.16

Description A format string issue in the NQS daemon (nqsdaemon) allows a local user to gain root privileges. This can be achieved by submitting a batch job with a name that contains formatting characters using qsub.

Recommendations For NQE version 3.3.0.16, consider restricting access to the qsub command to prevent submission of batch jobs with malicious names until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using formatting characters in batch job names to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0891

Affected Products

Nqe

Nqsdaemon

Qsub

References · 6

• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020101-01-I · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0891 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/3275 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3590 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100695627423924&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7618 · Note