CVE-2001-0061 Information

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.

Reference

ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:77.procfs.v1.1.asc http://www.osvdb.org/1697 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2130 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6106