CVE-2008-0217 - CVE Reference - Advisories

CVE Reference: CVE-2008-0217

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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.

CVE Status: Candidate

References: XF http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/39665 ST 1019191 SAID Secunia Advisory: SA28498 FREEBSD http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:01.pty.asc BID 27284

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