CVE-2001-0040 | BDVDB-2026-2284 Detail

Description#

APC UPS daemon, apcupsd, saves its process ID in a world-writable file, which allows local users to kill an arbitrary process by specifying the target process ID in the apcupsd.pid file.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2070
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-077.php3
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5654
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0066.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12001-05-07Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-08Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.