VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0823
The pmpost program in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 2.2.1-3 allows a local user to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the NOTICES file in the PCP log directory (PCP_LOG_DIR).
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.97%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.97%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The pmpost program in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 2.2.1-3 allows a local user to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the NOTICES file in the PCP log directory (PCP_LOG_DIR).
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.97% probability · 60th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sgi/performance co-pilot
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20010601-01-APatch
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0245.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99290754901708&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2887Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6724
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20010601-01-APatch
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0245.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99290754901708&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2887Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6724
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.