PT-2001-2099 · Red Hat · Red Hat+1

Published 2001-12-04 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0946

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.6

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Red Hat version 7.2

Description The issue allows local users to create or change the modification dates of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the LOW POWER temporary file. This could be used to cause a denial of service, for example by creating /etc/nologin and disabling logins.

Recommendations For Red Hat version 7.2, consider restricting access to the apmscript in Apmd to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the LOW POWER temporary file until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0946

Affected Products

Apmd

Red Hat

References · 5

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56389 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0946 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8268 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100743394701962&w=2 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/5493 · Note