The ptsname function in FreeBSD 6.0 through 7.0-PRERELEASE does not properly verify that a certain portion of a device name is associated with a pty of a user who is calling the pt_chown function, which might allow local users to read data from the pty from another user
Published Jan 16, 2008
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.31%
Description
The ptsname function in FreeBSD 6.0 through 7.0-PRERELEASE does not properly verify that a certain portion of a device name is associated with a pty of a user who is calling the pt_chown function, which might allow local users to read data from the pty from another user.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.1
- 6.1
- 6.1
- 6.1
- 6.2
- 6.2
- 6.3
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00313) | 21.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00313) | 22.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 19.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28498 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:01.pty.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27284 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019191 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39667 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28498 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:01.pty.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27284 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019191 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39667 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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