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.
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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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2001-02-11 21:00

Updated : 2017-10-09 18:29


NVD link : CVE-2001-0061

Mitre link : CVE-2001-0061


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Products Affected

freebsd

  • freebsd