VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2001-0482

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.55%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-06-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Configuration error in Argus PitBull LX allows root users to bypass specified access control restrictions and cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands by modifying kernel variables such as MaxFiles, MaxInodes, and ModProbePath in /proc/sys via calls to sysctl.

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