VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2001-0946
CVSS score3.6 LOW
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-12-04
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Description
apmscript in Apmd in Red Hat 7.2 "Enigma" allows local users to create or change the modification dates of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the LOW_POWER temporary file, which could be used to cause a denial of service, e.g. by creating /etc/nologin and disabling logins.