TI-2001-00873 Aliases CVE-2001-0916 GHSA-r63p-7c56-c4v7

Buffer overflow in Berkeley parallel make (pmake) 2.1.33 and earlier allows a local user…

LOW 33Published 2002-02-02 · Updated 2024-08-08

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 Berkeley parallel make (pmake) 2.1.33 and earlier allows a local user to gain root privileges via a long check argument of a shell definition.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00768 55th 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:berkeley:pmake::::::::	up to 2.1.33	Vulnerable	Berkeley

cpe:2.3:a:berkeley:pmake:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.1.33 Vulnerable ·Berkeley

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0916
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r63p-7c56-c4v7

References

Other 2

TI-2001-00872 Format string vulnerability in Berkeley parallel make (pmake) 2.1.33 and earlier allows a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2

Sources

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