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CVE-2001-1166

linprocfs on FreeBSD 4.3 and earlier does not properly restrict access to kernel memory, which...

5.0 Medium

linprocfs on FreeBSD 4.3 and earlier does not properly restrict access to kernel memory, which allows one process with debugging rights on a privileged process to read restricted memory from that process.

Exploit likelihood

1.39%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

linprocfs on FreeBSD 4.3 and earlier does not properly restrict access to kernel memory, which allows one process with debugging rights on a privileged process to read restricted memory from that process.

Record
CVE-2001-1166
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

linprocfs on FreeBSD 4.3 and earlier does not properly restrict access to kernel memory, which allows one process with debugging rights on a privileged process to read restricted memory from that process.

Record
CVE-2001-1166
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1147 No score

linprocfs on FreeBSD 4.3 and earlier does not properly restrict access to kernel memory, which allows one process with debugging rights on a privileged process to read restricted memory from that process.

Record
EUVD-2001-1147
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4294-5ggf-cc4h No score

linprocfs on FreeBSD 4.3 and earlier does not properly restrict access to kernel memory, which...

linprocfs on FreeBSD 4.3 and earlier does not properly restrict access to kernel memory, which allows one process with debugging rights on a privileged process to read restricted memory from that process.

Record
GHSA-4294-5ggf-cc4h
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2001-1166 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Freebsd, published August 21, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.39%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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