7.2high
CVE-2001-0061
procfs in FreeBSD and possibly other operating systems does not properly restrict access to per-process mem and ctl files, which allows loc…
Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 31%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/2130 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/6106 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- osvdb.org /1697 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2001-0061
- NVD: CVE-2001-0061
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