CVE-2001-1185 EXPLOIT
6.2
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.8% (pctl 56)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Some AIO operations in FreeBSD 4.4 may be delayed until after a call to execve, which could allow a local user to overwrite memory of the new process and gain privileges.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.2 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 0.81% — more likely to be exploited than 56% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-12-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| freebsd | freebsd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | FreeBSD 4.4 - AIO Library Cross Process Memory Write | 2001-12-10 |
References
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7693.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/2001
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244583
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3661
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7693.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/2001
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/244583
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3661
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