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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 12, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0061

CVE-2001-0061

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.

Affected products

5
  • FreeBSD/FreeBSD5 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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