CVE - CVE-2008-0217

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-0217	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The script program in FreeBSD 5.0 through 7.0-PRERELEASE invokes openpty, which creates a pseudo-terminal with world-readable and world-writable permissions when it is not run as root, which allows local users to read data from the terminal of the user running script.
References
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BID:27284 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27284 FREEBSD:FreeBSD-SA-08:01 URL:http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:01.pty.asc SECTRACK:1019191 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019191 SECUNIA:28498 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/28498 XF:freebsd-openpty-information-disclosure(39665) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39665
Assigning CNA
FreeBSD
Date Record Created
20080110	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080110)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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