CVE-2001-0850

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7427

http://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-037.0.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-12-06

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00744