CVE-2006-0098 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in OpenBSD versions 3.7 and 3.8. The dupfdopen function in sys/kern/kern_descrip.c allows local users to re-open arbitrary files by leveraging setuid programs to access file descriptors via /dev/fd/. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low severity with local access required and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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