CVE-2001-1166
FreeBSD <= 4.3 - Unauthorized Kernel Memory Access via linprocfs
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Various Sources vendor-advisory
x_refsource_freebsd
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:55.procfs.asc
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/1938
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3217
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7017.php
Scores
EPSS
0.0059
EPSS Percentile
69.3%
Details
Status
published
Products (4)
freebsd/freebsd
4.0
freebsd/freebsd
4.1
freebsd/freebsd
4.2
freebsd/freebsd
4.3
Published
Aug 21, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026