CVE-2001-1166

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Published Jun 25, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

linprocfs on FreeBSD 4.3 and earlier does not properly restrict access to kernel memory, which allows one process with debugging rights on a privileged process to read restricted memory from that process.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.3:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1147	linprocfs on FreeBSD 4.3 and earlier does not properly restrict access to kernel memory, which allows one process with debugging rights on a privileged process to read restricted memory from that process.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.386% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:55.procfs.asc
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7017.php
http://www.osvdb.org/1938
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3217

History

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Subscriptions

Freebsd Freebsd

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:44 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 25, 2002, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:44 AM
Reserved: Mar 15, 2002, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:55 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 21, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:55 PM

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