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    CVE-2001-0916

    Buffer overflow in Berkeley parallel make (pmake) 2.1.33 and earlier allows a local user to gain root privileges via a long check argument of a shell definition.

    Published:Nov 21, 2001
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Feb 2, 2002
    EPSS Score:0.00473
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Berkeley
    Product
    Pmake

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21159

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High