CVE-2008-0217

medium

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39665

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019191

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27284

http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:01.pty.asc

http://secunia.com/advisories/28498

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-01-16

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00036