CVE-2001-0061

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.osvdb.org/1697
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2130Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6106
http://www.osvdb.org/1697
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2130Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6106

Timeline

Published: Feb 12, 2001
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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