Vulnerability in OpenBSD
CVE-2006-0098
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/.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (21.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- OpenBSD — versions 3.7, 3.8
References
- www.osvdb.org/22231 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16144 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.openbsd.org/errata37.html (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/18296 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)