CVE-2008-0777

N/A Unknown
Published: February 15, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28928
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27789
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/28928
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:03.sendfile.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019416
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27789
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
33th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

freebsd