# CVE-2001-0891: CVE-2001-0891

Status: published. Published: 2002-01-31. Updated: 2026-11-12.

Format string vulnerability in NQS daemon (nqsdaemon) in NQE 3.3.0.16 for CRAY UNICOS and SGI IRIX allows a local user to gain root privileges by using qsub to submit a batch job whose name contains formatting characters.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- sgi / nqsdaemon: 3.3.0.16 (affected, custom). Source: NVD
- cray / unicos: All versions (affected, custom). Source: NVD

## NVD configuration conditions

Affected CPE matches depend on the following AND/OR and negation conditions:

```json
[
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:sgi:nqsdaemon:3.3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "OR"
  },
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:cray:unicos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "OR"
  }
]
```

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 2.0: 7.2 (high); AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C; source: NVD: nvd@nist.gov

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: Not reported

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100695627423924&w=2 (cve@mitre.org)

- http://www.osvdb.org/3275 (cve@mitre.org)

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3590 (cve@mitre.org)

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7618 (cve@mitre.org)

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100695627423924&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

- http://www.osvdb.org/3275 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3590 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7618 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

## Provenance

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0891; retrieved 2026-11-12; source updated 2026-11-12

Revision: 59ce33c74452d3f1fdb46b11c59b74ded088a869cae94eebce71efc08be30b8b

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