CVE-2008-0216 describes a vulnerability in the ptsname function of FreeBSD versions 6.0 through 7.0-PRERELEASE. This flaw allows local users to potentially read data from another user's pseudo-terminal (pty) due to improper verification during the pt_chown function call. With a low CVSS score of 2.1, this vulnerability has a local attack vector, low complexity, and a potential impact of unauthorized information disclosure (partial confidentiality). There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:release:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:stable:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.1:release:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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