# CVE-2013-2171: The vm\_map\_lookup function in sys/vm/vm\_map.c in the mmap implementation in the kernel in FreeBSD 9.0 through 9.1-RELEASE-p4 does not proper

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2013-07-02 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The vm_map_lookup function in sys/vm/vm_map.c in the mmap implementation in the kernel in FreeBSD 9.0 through 9.1-RELEASE-p4 does not properly determine whether a task should have write access to a memory location, which allows local users to bypass filesystem write permissions and consequently gain privileges via a crafted application that leverages read permissions, and makes mmap and ptrace system calls.

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13:06.mmap.asc
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2714
- http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=251901
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26368
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26454
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/freebsd/local/mmap.rb
- https://github.com/0xGabe/FreeBSD-9.0-9.1-Privilege-Escalation

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