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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EUVD |
EUVD-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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T04:06:55.224Z
Reserved: 2001-02-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2001-0061
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2001-02-12T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2001-0061
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