VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-0098
The dupfdopen function in sys/kern/kern_descrip.c in OpenBSD 3.7 and 3.8 allows local users to re-open arbitrary files by using setuid programs to access file descriptors using /dev/fd/.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.31%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The dupfdopen function in sys/kern/kern_descrip.c in OpenBSD 3.7 and 3.8 allows local users to re-open arbitrary files by using setuid programs to access file descriptors using /dev/fd/.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 24th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- openbsd/openbsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.7/common/008_fd.patchPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18296Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015437
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata37.html#fdPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/22231
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16144Patch
- ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.7/common/008_fd.patchPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18296Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015437
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata37.html#fdPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/22231
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16144Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.