CVE-2001-0040

The CVE concerns apcupsd, where during startup the daemon creates /var/run/apcupsd.pid with world-writable permissions (mode 666). This allows a local attacker to overwrite the PID file with arbitrary process IDs, causing legitimate processes to be killed when apcupsd restarts or stops. The Mandr...

PT-1999-1109 · Netscape · Netscape

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Netscape version 4.5 Description: A local user can kill an arbitrary process of another user whose Netscape crashes due to the talkback feature in Netscape. Recommendations: For Netscape version 4.5, consider disabling the talkback feature to...