MEDIUM
linprocfs on FreeBSD 4.3 and earlier does not properly restrict access to kernel memory, which allows one process with debugging rights on a privileged process to read restricted memory from that process
Published Jun 25, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.39%
Description
linprocfs on FreeBSD 4.3 and earlier does not properly restrict access to kernel memory, which allows one process with debugging rights on a privileged process to read restricted memory from that process.
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.39% 0.01386
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01386
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.39% (0.01386) | 71.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.39% (0.01386) | 68.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00585) | 67.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00171) | 55.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00171) | 53.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00222) | 58.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:55.procfs.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7017.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/1938 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3217 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:55.procfs.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7017.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/1938 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3217 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 25, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 15, 2002
Link CVE-2001-1166
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a