CVE-2001-0946

LOW · CVSS 3.6 EPSS 0.41%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2001-12-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

CVE

CVE-2001-0946

Severity

LOW

CVSS

3.6

EPSS

0.41%

Original Filing — NVD 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.