CVE-2001-0062

Published Feb 12, 2001 freebsd

Overview

CVE-2001-0062 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting freebsd freebsd. It was published on February 12, 2001.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from freebsd. Update freebsd to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:77.procfs.v1.1.asc Ref www.osvdb.org/1698 Ref www.osvdb.org/6082 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/2131 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6107 Ref ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:77.procfs.v1.1.asc Ref www.osvdb.org/1698 Ref www.osvdb.org/6082 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/2131 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6107

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2001-0062?

CVE-2001-0062 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting freebsd freebsd. It was published on February 12, 2001.

How severe is CVE-2001-0062?

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