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CVE-2001-0850· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

A configuration error in the libdb1 package in OpenLinux 3.1 uses insecure versions of the snprintf and vsnprintf functions, which could all

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.

CriticalCVSS 10.0 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Dec 6, 2001
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.3% · 83th percentile
CWE
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Action score

41

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
calderaopenlinux

Affected versions

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  • caldera openlinux3.1

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Remediation

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Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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