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CVE-2001-0891

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-01-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in NQS daemon (nqsdaemon) in NQE 3.3.0.16 for CRAY UNICOS and SGI IRIX allows a local user to gain root privileges by using qsub to submit a batch job whose name contains formatting characters.

Affected products

• Cray Unicos: all versions
• Sgi Nqsdaemon: 3.3.0.16

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100695627423924&w=2
• http://www.osvdb.org/3275
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3590
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7618
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100695627423924&w=2
• http://www.osvdb.org/3275
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3590
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7618

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