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CVE-2008-0777

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.41%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-02-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2008-0777
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.41%

Original NVD 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.