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 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.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:77.procfs.v1.1.asc	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/1697
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2130	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6106

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.2:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2001-02-12 05:00

Updated : 2024-02-28 10:24

NVD link : CVE-2001-0061

Mitre link : CVE-2001-0061

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2001-0061

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Products Affected

freebsd

freebsd

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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