Description (CNA)
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 (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28498
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019191
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39667
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27284
- http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:01.pty.asc
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.