CVE-2001-0915 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Format string vulnerability in Berkeley parallel make (pmake)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-0915 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-11-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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