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CVE-2001-0915

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-11-21 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in Berkeley parallel make (pmake) 2.1.33 and earlier allows a local user to gain root privileges via format specifiers in the check argument of a shell definition.

Affected products

• Berkeley Pmake: through 2.1.33

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100638919720975&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7602.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3572
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100638919720975&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7602.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3572

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