CVE-2001-0823 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges via symlink attacks on the NOTICES file in Performance Co-Pilot log directories.
- 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-2001-0823?
CVE-2001-0823 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The pmpost program in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 2.2.1-3 allows a local user to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the NOTICES file in the PCP log directory (PCP_LOG_DIR).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0823?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sgi Performance Co-Pilot.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0823?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0823 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2001-0823 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0823 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c5rv-x26g-gpxm.