Vulnerability in Microfocus Cobol
CVE-2001-0208
MicroFocus Cobol 4.1, with the AppTrack feature enabled, installs the mfaslmf directory and the nolicense file with insecure permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying files.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microfocus Cobol — versions 4.1
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2359 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0205.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit, Patch)