HIGH
procfs in BSD systems allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the /proc/pid/mem interface via a modified file descriptor for stderr
Published Oct 13, 2000
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.72%
Description
procfs in BSD systems allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the /proc/pid/mem interface via a modified file descriptor for stderr.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.72% 0.00724
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00724
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.72% (0.00724) | 52.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.72% (0.00724) | 49.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 32.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 78.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 76.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 55.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-001.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD
- http://www.osvdb.org/20760 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/940 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3995 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2000-001.txt.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/20760 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/940 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3995 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 13, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 2, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0094
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a