CVE-2001-0040

N/A Unknown
Published: February 16, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0066.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-077.php3
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2070
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5654
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0066.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-077.php3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2070
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5654
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
59th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

apc