CVE-2001-0208 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in MicroFocus Cobol 4.1 when the AppTrack feature is enabled. Insecure permissions on the mfaslmf directory and nolicense file allow local users to modify files and gain elevated privileges. This vulnerability has a medium severity CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and potential for partial impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion, an exploit for arbitrary command execution exists on ExploitDB.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:cobol:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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