CVE-2006-0098
N/A
Published: January 6, 2006 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenBSD
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
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/.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
x_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: [email protected]
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.7/common/008_fd.patchThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/18296Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openbsd.org/errata37.html#fdQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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