CVE-2001-0061

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2001-02-12 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

FreeBSD: 3.5.1, 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2

References

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

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