PT-2001-1276 · Apc · Apcupsd

Published 2001-02-16 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0040

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: apcupsd (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue concerns a problem where the APC UPS daemon, apcupsd, saves its process ID in a world-writable file. This allows local users to kill an arbitrary process by specifying the target process ID in the apcupsd.pid file.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0040

Affected Products

Apcupsd

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/251 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0066.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0040 · Security Note
• http://linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-077.php3 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/2070 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5654 · Note