Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 31, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0891

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.

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Affected products

Sgi/Nqsdaemon
cpe:2.3:a:sgi:nqsdaemon:3.3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Cray/Unicos
cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Sgi/NQEllm-create
Range: 3.3.0.16

Patches

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References

patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20020101-01-InvdPatchVendor Advisory
marc.infonvd
www.osvdb.org/3275nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3590nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7618nvd

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