CVE-2008-0217 describes a vulnerability in the 'script' program within FreeBSD versions 5.0 through 7.0-PRERELEASE. When 'script' is not run as root, it creates world-readable and world-writable pseudo-terminals, allowing local users to read data from another user's terminal. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a local attack vector and medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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