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.
References
Link | Resource |
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ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:77.procfs.v1.1.asc | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.osvdb.org/1697 | |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2130 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6106 |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00
Updated: 2004-09-02T09:00:00
Reserved: 2001-02-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2001-0061
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2001-02-12T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2017-10-10T01:29:34.093
Link: CVE-2001-0061
JSON object: View
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CWE