CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0094

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.72%

49th percentile - higher than 49% of all known CVEs

Summary

In BSD systems, procfs allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the /proc/pid/mem interface via a modified file descriptor for stderr.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the procfs interface and to monitor and control local user permissions.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS