CVE-2006-0098

high

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/.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16144

http://www.osvdb.org/22231

http://www.openbsd.org/errata37.html#fd

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015437

http://secunia.com/advisories/18296

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-01-06

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00077