CVE-2008-0216 | BDVDB-2026-28728 Detail

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://secunia.com/advisories/28498
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019191
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39667
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27284
http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:01.pty.asc

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12008-01-16Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.