CVE-2006-0098

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Published Jan 6, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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/.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.8:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-0106	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/.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.311% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.7/common/008_fd.patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/18296
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015437
http://www.openbsd.org/errata37.html#fd
http://www.osvdb.org/22231
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16144

History

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Subscriptions

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:25 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 6, 2006, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:25 PM
Reserved: Jan 6, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:19 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 6, 2006, 11:03 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:19 PM

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