MEDIUM
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
Published Feb 15, 2008
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
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.
Affected products
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.
4.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.41% 0.00409
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00409
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 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 32.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 32.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 18.36th | 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) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28928 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:03.sendfile.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019416 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27789 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28928 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:03.sendfile.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatch | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1019416 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27789 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 15, 2008
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Feb 13, 2008
Link CVE-2008-0777
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a