CVE-2001-1185 Race condition in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published 25 Jun 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

A race condition in FreeBSD allows local users to overwrite memory of a new process after execve, leading to privilege escalation.

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-2001-1185?

CVE-2001-1185 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 25 Jun 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1185?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freebsd Freebsd.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1185?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1185 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-1185 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1185 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-444h-fpxc-vh3q.