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CVE-2001-0040

🗓️ 07 May 2001 04:00:00Reported by mitreType 
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APC UPS daemon saves its ID in a globally writable file allowing users to kill any process

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
nessus
Tenable Nessus
apcupsd Overflow
20 Aug 200400:00
nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus
APC < 3.8.0 apcupsd Multiple Vulnerabilities
26 Mar 200300:00
nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : apcupsd (MDKSA-2000:077)
6 Sep 201200:00
nessus
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2001-0040
7 May 200104:00
cvelist
exploitdb
Exploit DB
APC UPS 3.7.2 - 'apcupsd' Local Denial of Service
15 Jan 200100:00
exploitdb
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2001-0040
7 Oct 202500:30
euvd
nvd
NVD
CVE-2001-0040
16 Feb 200105:00
nvd
openvas
OpenVAS
apcupsd < 3.8.6 / 3.10.x < 3.10.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
24 Oct 200800:00
openvas
openvas
OpenVAS
apcupsd overflows
24 Oct 200800:00
openvas
NVD
Node
apcapcupsdMatch3.7.2
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
<target-pid>path/var/run/apcupsd.pidWorld-writable apcupsd pid file can be used to overwrite a target PID and cause DoS by killing or interrupting other processes
<target-pid>path/var/run/httpd.pidWorld-writable httpd pid file can be overwritten to target a process for DoS via apcupsd
<target-pid>path/var/run/syslogd.pidWorld-writable syslogd pid file can be overwritten to target a process for DoS via apcupsd
<target-pid>path/var/run/crond.pidWorld-writable crond pid file can be overwritten to target a process for DoS via apcupsd
<target-pid>path/var/run/klogd.pidWorld-writable klogd pid file can be overwritten to target a process for DoS via apcupsd
<target-pid>path/var/run/inetd.pidWorld-writable inetd pid file can be overwritten to target a process for DoS via apcupsd
<target-pid>path/var/run/identd.pidWorld-writable identd pid file can be overwritten to target a process for DoS via apcupsd
<target-pid>path/var/run/sendmail.pidWorld-writable sendmail pid file can be overwritten to target a process for DoS via apcupsd

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16 Jun 2026 21:53Current
6.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.3
CVSS 22.1
EPSS0.00858
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