CVE-2008-0777

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.9 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2008-02-15

Last modified

2024-09-16

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected products

• Freebsd (Freebsd)

References

• 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