CVE-2001-0850

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

A configuration error in the libdb1 package in OpenLinux 3.1 uses insecure versions of the snprintf and vsnprintf functions, which could allow local or remote users to exploit those functions with a buffer overflow.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-037.0.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7427
http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-037.0.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7427

Timeline

Published: Dec 6, 2001
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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