CVE-2008-0777
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Published: February 15, 2008 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:50 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeBSD
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28928Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:03.sendfile.ascQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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