VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2001-0061

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-02-12
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

procfs in FreeBSD and possibly other operating systems does not properly restrict access to per-process mem and ctl files, which allows local users to gain root privileges by forking a child process and executing a privileged process from the child, while the parent retains access to the child's address space.

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