CVE-2001-0040 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can kill arbitrary processes by manipulating the world-writable PID file of the APC UPS daemon.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0040?
CVE-2001-0040 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0040?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apc Apcupsd.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0040?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0040 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-0040 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0040 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qp9g-233f-wxgh.