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CVE-2001-0482

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-06-18 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Argus Systems Pitbull Lx: all versions

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0475.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6623
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0475.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6623

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