APC apcupsd 3.7.2 Process ID File apcupsd.pid path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in APC apcupsd 3.7.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the file apcupsd.pid of the component Process ID File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2001-0040. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in APC apcupsd 3.7.2. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file apcupsd.pid of the component Process ID File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 07/12/2000. The weakness was published 12/06/2000 by Mattias Dartsch (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0040. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 148 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61863 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : apcupsd (MDKSA-2000:077)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 3.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5654), Exploit-DB (251), Tenable (61863), SecurityFocus (BID 2070†) and OSVDB (1683†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 61863
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : apcupsd (MDKSA-2000:077)
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OpenVAS ID: 80014
OpenVAS Name: apcupsd overflows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: apcupsd 3.8

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12/06/2000 +147 days 🔍
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01/15/2001 +34 days 🔍
02/16/2001 +32 days 🔍
02/21/2003 +735 days 🔍
08/21/2003 +180 days 🔍
09/06/2012 +3304 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +665 days 🔍
09/21/2024 +3733 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Mattias Dartsch
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0040 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0040
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16450
X-Force: 5654
SecurityFocus: 2070 - APC apcupsd Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1683 - APC apcupsd Local DoS
Vulnerability Center: 1754 - DoS in APC UPS daemon (apcupsd) 3.7.2, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 07/03/2014 12:02
Updated: 09/21/2024 14:37
Changes: 07/03/2014 12:02 (82), 05/11/2019 18:48 (3), 09/21/2024 14:37 (16)
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