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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 loca

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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.

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Affected versions

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    Version range not reported

References 4

securityfocus.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

osvdb.org

ftp.freebsd.org