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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:release:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.1:release:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.1:release_p10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.1:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:current:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:pre-release:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:41

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/28498 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/28498 -
References () http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:01.pty.asc - Patch () http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:01.pty.asc - Patch
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27284 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27284 -
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019191 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019191 -
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39667 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39667 -

Information

Published : 2008-01-16 02:00

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:41


NVD link : CVE-2008-0216

Mitre link : CVE-2008-0216

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-0216


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Products Affected

freebsd

  • freebsd
CWE
CWE-264

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