VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0062
procfs in FreeBSD and possibly other operating systems allows local users to cause a denial of service by calling mmap on the process' own mem file, which causes the kernel to hang.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
procfs in FreeBSD and possibly other operating systems allows local users to cause a denial of service by calling mmap on the process' own mem file, which causes the kernel to hang.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- freebsd/freebsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:77.procfs.v1.1.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/1698
- http://www.osvdb.org/6082
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2131Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6107
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:77.procfs.v1.1.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/1698
- http://www.osvdb.org/6082
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2131Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6107
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.