Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 16, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0040

Description

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.

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Affected products

Apcupsd/Apcupsd2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:apc:apcupsd:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apc:apcupsd:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/2070nvdPatchVendor Advisory
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0066.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-077.php3nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5654nvd

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