CVE-2006-0098 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2006-0098

The dupfdopen function in sys/kern/kern_descrip.c in OpenBSD 3.7 and 3.8...

Vulnerability Description

The dupfdopen function in sys/kern/kern_descrip.c in OpenBSD 3.7 and 3.8 allows local users to re-open arbitrary files by using setuid programs to access file descriptors using /dev/fd/.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

openbsd
Vulnerable Versions:
3.7, 3.8

Timeline

Official Publish: January 6th, 2006
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.