CVE-2008-0777

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Published Feb 15, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0787	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.409% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Freebsd Freebsd

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:21 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 15, 2008, 1:00 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:21 PM
Reserved: Feb 13, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:50 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 15, 2008, 2:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:50 PM

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