CVE-2008-0216

Low

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.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.1
Exploit probability—
ProductFreebsd
PublishedJan 16, 2008
First seenJan 16, 2008

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
freebsd freebsd6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.0—

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