VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0040
APC UPS daemon, apcupsd, saves its process ID in a world-writable file, which allows local users to kill an arbitrary process by specifying the target process ID in the apcupsd.pid file.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.86%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.86%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
APC UPS daemon, apcupsd, saves its process ID in a world-writable file, which allows local users to kill an arbitrary process by specifying the target process ID in the apcupsd.pid file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.86% probability · 56th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apc/apcupsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0066.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-077.php3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2070Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5654
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0066.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-077.php3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2070Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5654
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.