CVE-2001-1166

Published: Aug 21, 2001Modified: Apr 16, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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 (4)

Products: Freebsd: Freebsd

Freebsd

1 product

Freebsd

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 4.0
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 4.1
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 4.2
Freebsd Freebsd	Version 4.3

References (8)

ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:55.procfs.asc (unsafe URL)

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7017.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.osvdb.org/1938

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3217

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:55.procfs.asc (unsafe URL)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7017.php

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.osvdb.org/1938

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3217

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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