CVE-2001-0062 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 7 May 2001 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can hang the FreeBSD kernel by calling mmap on their own process memory file, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2001-0062?

CVE-2001-0062 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 7 May 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0062?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freebsd Freebsd.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0062?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0062 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2001-0062 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0062 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4qf7-cgqh-whph.