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TI-2001-00813 Aliases CVE-2001-0850GHSA-m959-8jq5-3cg7

A configuration error in the libdb1 package in OpenLinux 3.1 uses insecure versions of…

Priority MEDIUM 47Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02335 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableCaldera
  • cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Caldera

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0850
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m959-8jq5-3cg7

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2000-00907 Format string vulnerability in use_syslog() function in LPRng 3.6.24 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00042 Command execution via shell metachars in INN daemon (innd) 1.5 using "newgroup" and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-1999-00363 Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00009 Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00002 Buffer overflow in NFS mountd gives root access to remote attackers, mostly in Linux systems. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2000-00491 Buffer overflow in the XDMCP parsing code of GNOME gdm, KDE kdm, and wdm allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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