Vulnerabilities > CVE-2001-0061 - Unspecified vulnerability in Freebsd
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE 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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 4 |