Buffer overflow in db_loader in ClearCase 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root…
Priority LOW 33Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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
Buffer overflow in db_loader in ClearCase 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long TERM environment variable.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00862 58th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rational_software:clearcase:3.2_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2_plus | Vulnerable | Rational Software |
| cpe:2.3:a:rational_software:clearcase:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Rational Software |
| cpe:2.3:a:rational_software:clearcase:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | Rational Software |
| cpe:2.3:a:rational_software:clearcase:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | Rational Software |
- cpe:2.3:a:rational_software:clearcase:3.2_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2_plus Vulnerable ·Rational Software
- cpe:2.3:a:rational_software:clearcase:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Rational Software
- cpe:2.3:a:rational_software:clearcase:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Rational Software
- cpe:2.3:a:rational_software:clearcase:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Rational Software
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0855
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wq48-hj2m-499j
References
More Rational Software Clearcase vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01256 Rational ClearCase 4.1, 2002.05, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-1999-00345 Race condition in the db_loader program in ClearCase gives local users root access by setting SUID bits. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.2
Sources
- CVE-2001-0855 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0855 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wq48-hj2m-499j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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