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CVE-2001-0855
Buffer overflow in db_loader in ClearCase 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long TERM environment variable.
High7.2EPSS 0.86%
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Description
Buffer overflow in db_loader in ClearCase 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long TERM environment variable.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.86% · top 41% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 3523 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- clearcase-dbloader-term-bo(7488) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20011109 ClearCase db_loader TERM environment variable buffer overflow vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .