CVE-2002-1380
Linux kernel 2.2.x - Denial of Service via mmap PROT_READ on /proc/pid/mem
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1380. PoCs published by Michal Zalewski.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux 2.2 kernel by leveraging a bug in the mmap() implementation. It uses ptrace to attach to its own process and then maps memory from /proc/pid/mem, causing the kernel to stop responding.
Description
Linux kernel 2.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by using the mmap() function with a PROT_READ parameter to access non-readable memory pages through the /proc/pid/mem interface.
Exploits (1)
This exploit targets a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux 2.2 kernel by leveraging a bug in the mmap() implementation. It uses ptrace to attach to its own process and then maps memory from /proc/pid/mem, causing the kernel to stop responding.