CVE-2006-0098 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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/.

Published: 2006-01-06

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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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/.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00077.

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

Openbsd Openbsd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-01-06T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:25:32.830Z

Reserved: 2006-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-0098

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-01-06T11:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-0098

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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