CVE-2001-0062

N/A Unknown
Published: February 12, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:77.procfs.v1.1.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/1698
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/6082
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2131
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6107
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:77.procfs.v1.1.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/1698
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/6082
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2131
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6107
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
22th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

freebsd