pbs_mom in Terascale Open-Source Resource and Queue Manager (aka TORQUE Resource Manager) 2.5.x, 4.x, and earlier does not properly restrict
pbs_mom in Terascale Open-Source Resource and Queue Manager (aka TORQUE Resource Manager) 2.5.x, 4.x, and earlier does not properly restrict access by unprivileged ports, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary jobs by submitting a command.
- Published
- Oct 11, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.9% · 86th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
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Report tools
Action score
37
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 36 / 40 · 9.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| adaptivecomputing | torque resource manager | cpe:2.3:a:adaptivecomputing:torque_resource_manager |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- adaptivecomputing torque resource managerup to 4.0.2 inclusive
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.0.0
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.1.10
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.1.11
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.1.2
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.1.3
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.1.6
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.1.7
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.1.8
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.1.9
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.2.0
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.2.1
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.3.0
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.3.1
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.3.10
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.3.11
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.3.12
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.3.13
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.3.2
- adaptivecomputing torque resource manager2.3.3
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:6.0 | torque | before 2.4.8+dfsg-9squeeze2 | 2.4.8+dfsg-9squeeze2 |
| Debian:7 | torque | before 2.4.16+dfsg-1+deb7u1 | 2.4.16+dfsg-1+deb7u1 |
Same product
adaptivecomputing: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2014-0749Stack-based buffer overflow in lib/Libdis/disrsi_.c in Terascale Open-Source Resource and Queue Manager (aka TORQUE Resource Manager) 2.5.x 45Plan
- CVE-2013-4495The send_the_mail function in server/svr_mail.c in Terascale Open-Source Resource and Queue Manager (aka TORQUE Resource Manager) before 4.241Plan
- CVE-2014-3684The tm_adopt function in lib/Libifl/tm.c in Terascale Open-Source Resource and Queue Manager (aka TORQUE Resource Manager) 5.0.x, 4.5.x, 4.228Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:torque | 2.4.8+dfsg-9squeeze2 · Debian:6.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
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.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
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)
CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2770
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/09/11
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/09/4
- www.supercluster.org/pipermail/torqueusers/2013-September/016098.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.