PT-2001-1992 · Pcp · Performance Co-Pilot

Published 2001-12-06 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0823

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) versions prior to 2.2.1-3

Description The issue allows a local user to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the NOTICES file in the PCP log directory. This is achieved by exploiting the pmpost program.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.2.1-3, update to version 2.2.1-3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the NOTICES file in the PCP log directory to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0823

Affected Products

Performance Co-Pilot

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/20937 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/2887 · Exploit
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-06/0245.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0823 · Security Note
• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20010601-01-A · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99290754901708&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6724 · Note