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CVE-2008-0216

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.31%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-01-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2008-0216
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.31%

Original NVD Description

The ptsname function in FreeBSD 6.0 through 7.0-PRERELEASE does not properly verify that a certain portion of a device name is associated with a pty of a user who is calling the pt_chown function, which might allow local users to read data from the pty from another user.