CVE-2001-0040 json
APC UPS daemon, apcupsd, saves its process ID in a world-writable file, which allows local users to kill an arbitrary process by specifying…
published 2001-02-16 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0040
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/2070 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-251)
- Published
Exploit prediction
0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-251 APC UPS 3.7.2 - 'apcupsd' Local Denial of Service dos, 2001-01-15
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0066.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/2070
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0066.html
mailing-list, exploit, vendor-advisory
-
linux-mandrake.com
/en/security/MDKSA-2000-077.php3
vendor-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/5654
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2001-0040
- NVD CVE-2001-0040
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