Field Assessment
AI analysis pending.
CVE
CVE-2001-0061
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.37%
Original Filing — NVD Description
procfs in FreeBSD and possibly other operating systems does not properly restrict access to per-process mem and ctl files, which allows local users to gain root privileges by forking a child process and executing a privileged process from the child, while the parent retains access to the child's address space.