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CVE-2008-0216

The ptsname function in FreeBSD 6.0 through 7.0-PRERELEASE does not properly verify that a certain portion of a device name is associated with a pty of a user who is calling the pt_chown function, which might allow local users to read data from the pty from another user.

Published

2008-01-16T02:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System freebsd freebsd 6.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 6.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 6.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 6.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 6.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 6.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 6.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 6.2 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 6.2 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 6.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 7.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 7.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 7.0 Yes
References