CVE-2008-0777

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.

🔗 References (8)

• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/28928
• cve@mitrehttp://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:03.sendfile.asc
• cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1019416
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27789
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28928
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:03.sendfile.asc
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1019416
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27789