CVE-2008-0217
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CVE-2008-0217 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.0 |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.5 |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.0 |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.1 |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 6.2 |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 7.0 |
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