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CVE-2008-0217

The script program in FreeBSD 5.0 through 7.0-PRERELEASE invokes openpty, which creates a pseudo-terminal with world-readable and world-writ

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Summary

The script program in FreeBSD 5.0 through 7.0-PRERELEASE invokes openpty, which creates a pseudo-terminal with world-readable and world-writable permissions when it is not run as root, which allows local users to read data from the terminal of the user running script.

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Affected versions

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References 5

secunia.com

securitytracker.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

securityfocus.com

security.freebsd.org