CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0823

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The pmpost program in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before version 2.2.1-3 allows a local user to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the NOTICES file in the PCP log directory.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to privilege escalation and damage to the IT infrastructure.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to PCP version 2.2.1-3 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The pmpost program in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) before 2.2.1-3 allows a local user to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the NOTICES file in the PCP log directory (PCP_LOG_DIR).

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS