CVE-2008-0777 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00068.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Freebsd	Freebsd

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0787	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/28928
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:03.sendfile.asc
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019416
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27789

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-15T01:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:21:22.108Z

Reserved: 2008-02-13T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2008-0777

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-02-15T02:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-0777

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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