CVE-2008-0777 (GCVE-0-2008-0777)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-02-15 01:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:21
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The sendfile system call in FreeBSD 5.5 through 7.0 does not check the access flags of the file descriptor used for sending a file, which allows local users to read the contents of write-only files.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
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| http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1019416 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27789 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28928 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
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