CVE-2001-1079 — LOW severity vulnerability (create_keyfiles in PSSP 3.2 with DCE 3.1 authentication on A)
create_keyfiles in PSSP 3.2 with DCE 3.1 authentication on AIX creates keyfile directories with world-writable permissions, which could allow a local user to delete key files and cause a denial of service.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-1079 |
|---|---|
| Severity | LOW |
| CVSS score | 3.6 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-02-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | create_keyfiles in PSSP 3.2 with DCE 3.1 authentication on AIX creates keyfile directories with world-writable permissions, which could allow a local user to delete key files and cause a denial of service. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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