CVE-2008-0216

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 16, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-0216: Low severity, CVSS 2.1 | Vulnix