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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2001-1185

Some AIO operations in FreeBSD 4.4 may be delayed until after a call to execve, which could allow a local user to overwrite memory of the new process and gain privileges.

MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.81%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.81%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Some AIO operations in FreeBSD 4.4 may be delayed until after a call to execve, which could allow a local user to overwrite memory of the new process and gain privileges.

CVSS 2.0
6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
0.81% probability · 55th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
freebsd/freebsd
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.