CVE-2001-0482
Configuration error in Argus PitBull LX allows root users to bypass specified access control restrictions and cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands by modifying kernel variables such as MaxFiles, MaxInodes, and ModProbePath in…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Configuration error in Argus PitBull LX allows root users to bypass specified access control restrictions and cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands by modifying kernel variables such as MaxFiles, MaxInodes, and ModProbePath in /proc/sys via calls to sysctl.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.55% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- argus systems/pitbull lx
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0475.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6623
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0475.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6623
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.