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CVE-2008-0217

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.30%

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

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CVE
CVE-2008-0217
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.30%

Original NVD Description

The script program in FreeBSD 5.0 through 7.0-PRERELEASE invokes openpty, which creates a pseudo-terminal with world-readable and world-writable permissions when it is not run as root, which allows local users to read data from the terminal of the user running script.