CVE-2001-0855
Buffer overflow in db_loader in ClearCase 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root...
Buffer overflow in db_loader in ClearCase 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long TERM environment variable.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in db_loader in ClearCase 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long TERM environment variable.
- Record
CVE-2001-0855- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in db_loader in ClearCase 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long TERM environment variable.
- Record
CVE-2001-0855- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0838 No score
Buffer overflow in db_loader in ClearCase 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long TERM environment variable.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0838- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wq48-hj2m-499j No score
Buffer overflow in db_loader in ClearCase 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root...
Buffer overflow in db_loader in ClearCase 4.2 and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges via a long TERM environment variable.
- Record
GHSA-wq48-hj2m-499j- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Rational ClearCase 3.2/4.x - DB Loader TERM Environment Variable Buffer Overflow | 2001-11-09 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0855 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Rational Software Clearcase, published November 22, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.