# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Mar 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c5rv-x26g-gpxm

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- SGI Performance Co-Pilot 2.1.x/2.2 - pmpost Symbolic Link (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-3418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3418/): Integer overflow in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2012-3419](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3419/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2012-3420](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3420/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2012-3421](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3421/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2012-5530](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5530/): Path traversal in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-0823 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0823 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0823/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0823/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0823
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0823
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-0823

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