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CVE-2001-0062

procfs in FreeBSD and possibly other operating systems allows local users to cause a denial of service by calling mmap o

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.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.0007
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

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freebsdall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD12 Feb 2001 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-00:77.procfs.v1.1.ascPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/1698
http://www.osvdb.org/6082
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2131PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6107
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