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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 b

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/.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00077
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Affected Products & Versions

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openbsdall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
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AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD06 Jan 2006 · 11:03 AM
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.7/common/008_fd.patchPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/18296PatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015437
http://www.openbsd.org/errata37.html#fdPatch
http://www.osvdb.org/22231
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16144Patch
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