Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0094 (CCN-3995)

Assigned:2000-02-16
Published:2000-02-16
Updated:2018-05-03
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-00:02
Old procfs hole incompletely filled

Source: CCN
Type: NetBSD Security Advisory 2000-001
procfs security hole

Source: NETBSD
Type: UNKNOWN
NetBSD-SA2000-001

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Jan 21 2000 - 14:10:06 CST
*BSD procfs vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0094

Source: CCN
Type: OpenBSD Security Advisory, Dec 18, 2000
Procfs contained numerous overflows, which could lead an intruder to root permissions.

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
20760

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1203
Multiple BSD /proc File Sytem mem Interface Modification Privilege Escalation

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 20760
Multiple BSD procfs /proc/[pid]/ setuid Binary Privileged Command Execution

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
940

Source: CCN
Type: BID-940
Multiple Vendor BSD /proc File Sytem Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
netbsd-procfs(3995)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
netbsd-procfs(3995)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:netbsd:netbsd:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    netbsd netbsd 1.4.1
    freebsd freebsd 3.0
    freebsd freebsd 3.1
    freebsd freebsd 3.2
    freebsd freebsd 3.3 -
    netbsd netbsd 1.4.1
    freebsd freebsd 3.4
    freebsd freebsd 4.0