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.
References
Link | Resource |
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ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:77.procfs.v1.1.asc | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.osvdb.org/1698 | |
http://www.osvdb.org/6082 | |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2131 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6107 |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
No history.
Information
Published : 2001-02-12 05:00
Updated : 2017-10-10 01:29
NVD link : CVE-2001-0062
Mitre link : CVE-2001-0062
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2001-0062
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Products Affected
freebsd
- freebsd
CWE