Buffer overflows in Pileup before 1.2 allows local users to gain root privileges via (1)…
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 overflows in Pileup before 1.2 allows local users to gain root privileges via (1) long command line arguments, or (2) a long callsign.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00825 57th 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:richard_everitt:pileup:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Richard Everitt |
- cpe:2.3:a:richard_everitt:pileup:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Richard Everitt
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0989
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6ghq-pmhq-g84p
References
Sources
- CVE-2001-0989 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0989 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6ghq-pmhq-g84p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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