CVE-2001-0946 describes a local denial-of-service vulnerability in apmscript within Apmd on Red Hat 7.2 "Enigma." An attacker can exploit this by using a symlink attack on the LOW_POWER temporary file, allowing them to create or modify arbitrary file modification dates. This could lead to a denial of service, such as disabling logins by creating /etc/nologin. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.6 (LOW), indicating low attack complexity and local access requirements, with potential for partial impact on integrity and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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